Jax's POV
The moment she ran inside, the bond screamed.
Not mine. Hers.
I tore through another rogue. My wolf's jaws crushing bone.
But there were too many. They kept coming.
"Alpha!" Kael fought beside me. Also shifted. "The packhouse is surrounded!"
I knew. I could feel it through the bond.
Liora was trapped inside. With the vulnerable. The defenseless.
And I was out here.
Rage consumed me.
I fought harder. Tearing through anything that stood between me and her.
The bond pulsed again. Her wolf was emerging.
"Kael!" I shifted back just long enough to shout. "Get to the packhouse! Now!"
"What about..."
"Just go!"
He didn't argue. Shifted and ran.
I followed. Cutting through rogues. Not stopping. Not slowing.
The packhouse came into view.
