Azaire’s POV “You should have let me bust his head in!” I knocked the ornaments off the fireplace. “Damn guys that was intense,” Lucas said, throwing himself on the couch. “I couldn’t do that. That’s war right there,” Richie said. I gripped the mantel and battled to contain my wolf. He blamed me for letting her go. I should have stayed. I should have fought for her. The thought of her dying in my arms scared me more than being separated though. She was vulnerable and I should have protected her. I’m not losing another person I love to the Black Claw pack. Not her. “Relax, bro, we’ll get her back,” Richie said. “How can I relax? I let her down.” “What the hell is going on here?” Megan entered the living room. Francine lingered behind her in a pyjama shirt and shorts, but her brothe

