I leapt away from Dane’s arms when I saw who stood in the room with us. My heart, already beating wildly before, began a quick rhythm for an entirely different reason. I tried to come up with a defence but my mind was blank. How long had they been there? What had they heard? “What. The. f**k?” Hunter said, his voice getting deeper with each word until it was a growl. His red eyes shook wildly as he took in the scene. I flinched away from that gaze, hating that I was still afraid of it. Rowan held him back as he started prowling after me though his face didn’t seem any more welcoming than Hunter’s. Dane stood in front of me, a protective wall of muscle. Something in me purred at the act though my logical brain told me it was pathetic to hide behind him. “What are you doing here? Who all

