Kian's POV
I barely held my wolf back as I watched Gabriel rest a hand lightly on the top of the car door they had just got out of as he straightened to his full height.
There was no hurried movements. No rush. No panic. He just exuded controlled, effortless dominance, without having to do anything at all.
He didn't even touch her, but it was almost as if his aura had settled around her like a protective barrier against the world.
As soon as I saw them so easy in each others company, their auras and scents so closely entwined, I knew in my heart for sure. It wasn't just the jealous, paranoid rantings of my wolf anymore…it was the brutal truth.
"No," I breathed as my chest felt as though it had been ripped open and someone had reached in and squeezed my heart tightly. "No,
