They froze. Watching Reid heave heavily as he stood at the entrance of the barn, they were stunned into silence. He wasn’t supposed to be here, and he did not look his usual self with his messy hair and rabid eyes that now glowed blue. Eyes that were focused on Maya only.
“Who the hell are you?” Brayden growled, his head snapping in his wife’s direction. However, he quickly realised, to his own relief, that the intruder wasn’t looking at Ria. He placed Maya back on her feet. Riannon hugged her friend at once. Relieved yet shocked, Maya wasn’t her usual self.
“Mate,” she whispered, and for the first time ever, Riannon witnessed a tear run down her cheek.
Maya had never cried before. At least, Riannon didn’t have any memories of her doing so. Maya was tough, although her mate managed to b
