Dayne's POV Dayne! Dayne! Stop. You can stop now.” The voice was faint, as if coming from a distance, and it was… familiar. But it wasn’t enough to penetrate Dayne’s fury. He shook his head and prepared to continue his task. He had to stop Glynn Merrick. He had to… Only, the figure lying beneath him no longer resembled anything close to human. Even knowing that. Even seeing it with his own eyes wasn’t enough to stop him from seizing what was left of Glynn Merrick between his jaws and biting down as he snarled his fury. He had a gun, and he was going to shoot Talis. His mate. His pregnant mate. Dayne would never let anyone hurt her. “Dayne. Babe, it’s okay. I’m okay.” When he heard the voice again, this time it did penetrate, because he knew that voice, although she hadn’t called

