~ RONAN ~
My heart is racing faster, faster, f*****g faster, as I hold her in my arms and rush to the pack house. Nikolai and the other guards are standing outside, ready for any alarm whatsoever.
Nikolai immediately steps up to me, his eyes darting from me to Roselle in my arms.
"Is everything fine?" he asks.
I trudge on. I'm scared that the more time I spend entertaining a conversation, the riskier it becomes.
"As you can see, it's not."
He's trying to keep pace with me. "I thought we were suddenly under attack because of your howl. Is she fine? What happened? Oh, f**k me, this isn't the right time. I'll go talk to the other guards and have them retreat. Let me know if you want me to do anything else for you."
I don't respond as I head to her room. I had already mind-linked Elias,
