Gage POV: Stormy quickly started handing Jaylynn what she asked for from one of the backpacks they had carried with them. I felt like I was frozen in place. I couldn’t think, I couldn’t move. Hell, it felt as though I couldn’t even breathe. The scream coming from my mate was gut wrenching, but it was more than enough to bring me out of my own thoughts. I gently pushed her hair away from her face trying to calm her the best I could. I felt useless. I had never been in a position where I didn’t know what to do. I felt less than capable of doing anything helpful for my mate and it killed me. “ALPHA GAGE!” “GAGE!” Bo’s booming voice broke through my panicked thoughts, “Shift Now!” I looked up to see rogues coming out of the shadows. I immediately shifted, the need to protect my pups and mate

