The words "they’ve found us again" hung in the air like a death sentence. My heart dropped, and the warmth from Kieran’s embrace faded, replaced by a cold knot of fear tightening in my chest. The vampires were relentless, and I had barely recovered from the last attack. What did they want from me, and why couldn’t we outrun them?
Kieran’s jaw clenched, his eyes narrowing with fierce determination. “Prepare the pack. Double the perimeter guard,” he commanded the pack member. “We’re not going down without a fight.”
The warrior nodded and rushed out, leaving the door ajar. Kieran turned back to me, his expression a mixture of frustration and something more primal. His emotions were swirling, just as mine were, and it was getting harder to deny the tension between us.
He moved toward me ag
