JAYDEN
I struggled to calm my wolf, wrestling with the urge to stay shifted. He was terrified—terrified that Catriona would be taken from me again, that the child growing inside her might be lost.
C’mon, beast, I whispered inside my head. Let me shift back. I need to drive her home. You’re scared for her—I get it. But she’ll be safer at the pack house. We’ll both breathe easier once she’s there.
Gradually, I felt his tension ease, the tightness in my muscles loosening. I shifted back to human form and moved toward Catriona. Her breathing was shallow and uneven, and that worried me more than I cared to admit. I reached out to help her up, but she pushed my hands away, pointing urgently behind me.
I followed her gaze and froze. A police car sat idling nearby, two officers inside with wi
