The voices outside didn't echo like normal sound. They landed inside my skull, crawling down the back of my spine like cold fingers tracing old scars.
“Agent Forty Three. Return.”
My wolf surged so hard my vision flickered from gold to normal and back again. My breath hitched. My hands trembled. The command scraped at the edge of my mind like something trying to pick the lock.
Jack grabbed my shoulders instantly, grounding me with steady pressure. His voice was low but firm. “Don't let him in. Don't let him touch one thought.”
I nodded, but my knees wobbled. Beau moved to my side in a single step, one hand sliding to my waist, steadying me like he had been doing it his entire life.
Theo barked out orders to the warriors. “Fall back from the corridor. Defensive ring around the room. Sh
