-PHOEBE'S POV- His murderous aura filled the room, the music stopped and everyone bowed in submission except me. Brian looked at me in horror. I was dumbfounded. Hudson approached me in one swift movement. We stood face to face with his hot breath hit against my forehead. His nostrils flared, and his face contorted with a death glare. However, his eyes shifted from my mine to Brian's. He grabbed Brian's throat in a crushing grip. Brian's feet flapped off the ground as he struggled to breathe. Everyone watched in awe and I felt the need to do something. The solution that I tried was to reach out my hand to caress Hudson's chest. People said the mate bond could calm your mate through appealing to the sense of touch, so that the sparkles generated that peacefulness. I prayed silently for

