Katherine
The moment the words left my mouth the pain hit my heart. I could see the pain and surprise in Lucian’s eyes as he fell to his knees clutching his chest. His tail disintegrated before my very eyes, allowing me to grab Cody and haul him out the broken window behind us.
I hauled Cody as far away from the bus as my body could carry us. The pain in my chest was almost unbearable, and it pushed Atlas further back into my mind until she was barely a speck on the wall. It hurt her too, but I couldn’t allow anyone to hurt one of my own, let alone my own mate. I don’t care if he was an over grown, fire breathing lizard that could swallow a bear whole in one gulp.
Cody’s breathing was coming in short, rapid pants. I sat him down in a dark alley, lifting his shirt to see what I was deali
