JAYDEN
After slamming the door, I froze—anger and guilt burning through me like acid.
Why the hell did I walk out on her like that?
I clenched my fists. The school being attacked, the students injured—that’s a heavy burden. But no matter how grave the pack’s problems, my mate always comes first.
Without wasting another second, I reopened the door and stepped back into the room. She was still curled up on the rug like she hadn’t moved at all. My chest tightened.
"Alpha, we have a serious problem," Alia and Alaia mind-linked me simultaneously.
"What kind of problem can't you tell Jerome or Maverick?" I asked.
"We found a human girl. She was bitten by one of the students," Alia said.
"We tried reaching both Beta and Delta, but—"
"I get it," I cut in.
"Alia, take the bitten human to
