Brooks:
I shot up from bed like a bullet, my heart racing before my feet even hit the floor. My mind was already moving faster than my body. Brooks had called. He was okay. But he wasn’t coming home yet.
That wasn’t good enough.
Beside me, Stella stirred, her eyes fluttering open, concern lacing her still-sleepy features. “Forest?” she murmured, her voice soft and groggy.
I was already pulling on a shirt. “Brooks called. He’s okay, but I need to go. I think I know where he is.”
She sat up straighter, her drowsiness evaporating in an instant. “I’m coming with you.”
I stopped, leaning down to kiss her forehead. “No, you need to stay. I can move faster alone. And if Callen’s men see you out there— You're the Alpha's daughter, you're MY mate, you would already have a target on you're ba
