Caleb’s POV:
“She can’t be mine… she can’t be.”
The second I cut off the mind-link with Cole, I shifted.
Nanook exploded beneath my skin, his form taking shape in an instant. We didn’t hesitate.
We ran.
Fast. Focused. Ferocious. Alpha wolves aren’t just stronger — we’re faster, more precise. It’s what makes us lethal on the battlefield. Our instincts don’t waver. Neither do our bodies.
The Winters' place wasn’t close, but it didn’t matter.
I had a bag of clothes clenched between my teeth, and fury pulsing in my chest like wildfire.
The moment we reached the house, I shifted back behind the tree line. Clothes on. Mind honed. Fury caged — but barely.
From the outside, everything looked quiet. Calm.
But the second I stepped inside, the air hit me like a hammer.
Blood.
Thick, sharp
