Chapter 22
I MIGHT HAVE STOOD staring into Luke’s eyes for hours if the universe hadn’t intervened. A sharp c***k of thunder. Dark clouds. Grasses rustling around our feet.
Justice was the first to react, tugging on Ruth’s wrist. “Come on. You need to get inside.”
The pack’s jubilation darkened just like the sky above us. Justice’s words, although polite, sounded an awful lot like he was slapping our alpha with a command.
The trouble being...my cousin was right. If I didn’t miss my guess, in moments the heavens would open and drench all of us. And while cold water probably wouldn’t hurt Ruth, she was slated for a C-section in a few short hours.
The first fat drop hit my shoulder. Ruth bared her teeth at her partner. And Luke did what he was best at—he fixed the issue before it could e
