Nathaniel I shifted so fast that my clothes tore apart, left shredded on the ground as I transformed. My wolf was desperate, aching for release. In the cave, five minutes, I mind-linked Liam, my thoughts sharp with urgency. I pushed my legs harder, running at top speed, the wind whipping against my fur as the forest blurred around me. The need to see him drove me forward, and I reached the cave in record time. Liam was already there, waiting. He must have sensed me coming - hell, maybe he’s been waiting for me all afternoon. When our eyes met, it hit me like a punch to the gut - that look. That same hungry, desperate longing I had been trying to drown for three f*****g months was right there in Liam’s eyes. And I knew he felt it, too. We didn’t speak. We didn’t need to. Liam crossed th

