Jay I get in before he could say anything else, revved the engine and pulled out of the parking lot. Instead of driving toward the city, I head the opposite direction, out past the last row of streetlights where Dallas turns into dirt roads, tree lines and open land. It’s Ironclaw territory. My wolf quiets a little the farther we go, like he finally recognizes where we are. I park near the borders and sit there for a second in the dark. The engine ticks as it cools and the city lights glow faint on the horizon behind me as I wrestle with the demons growing inside of me. Adrian f*****g Vale. Polite smiles and expensive suits. I get out, feeling my wolf become more restless with every second that he’s still contained and pull my shirt over my head. My bones start cracking and I manage

