Leo didn't answer. He walked past Jack and went up the stairs, but even as his legs brought him to where Amara was, his heart slammed painfully in his chest.
Mate. Mine. His wolf growled, pacing restlessly.
It happened so suddenly he had no time to process—one moment she was about to fall, the next he reached out to her, and as soon as their skin touched, everything stilled.
His whole body ignited as the word rumbled through him.
Mate.
His.
Unmistakably his to claim.
“We'll talk about this, Leo.” He heard Jack's voice but couldn't reply. If Amara had been saved and there had been no reason to stay here, he would have bailed.
He was so f*****g sure of it.
He wanted what he couldn't have, loved what was not his to cherish, coveted what was not his to keep.
Now he had it—had her. Ev
