His heart was hammering in his chest as he descended the stairs from his father's office, heading for the front door. He was planning to make his way to the girls' dorms to get Kenzie—but when he opened the front door, he stopped cold. There she stood. For the second time tonight, the breath was knocked from his lungs. His hands grew clammy, his mind racing through every possible scenario for how this might go. He had decided to wait—to hold back the truth about the mate bond. The last thing he wanted was to overwhelm her. Kenzie was about to find out she was the reincarnation of Charlotte—a powerful hybrid, half lycan and half witch, and the girl named in a prophecy that could either save or destroy the world as they knew it. That truth alone would be life-altering. But to also discov

