BRENNAN
I stared, frozen where I stood, as I watched my mate, standing over the still body of one of our wolves, blood dripping from her muzzle. Her eyes met mine, there wasn’t a speck of regret written in their blue depths. My heart clenched and fear swirled in my stomach.
All I could think was that she had lost control. That our curse had captured her so quickly, and grief already gripped my heart at the thought that I had just found her and had already lost her. Would I be able to do what I needed to do? Would I be able to kill my own mate?
Asher stepped slowly up beside me, his steps stiff, and I could see the fear on his own face. He was thinking the same thing. He thought she had lost control.
But then, she stepped back, shaking herself out. Aaron popped out from somewhere, and b
