Eliza “Brandon!” I shout when my mate tumbles down on the ground and try to reach for him. I run over the street, but before I can get to him, I’m grabbed by Kai’s giant talons that easily lift me off the ground. ‘We have to leave,’ his voice echoes inside my head. ‘This place isn’t safe!’ “But Brandon!” I try to fight the claws holding me, but they won’t budge and only seem to tighten around my waist as Kai’s large form lifts off the ground. It hits me then that Kai is about to teleport us away, and a sob breaks free from my lips. “We can’t just leave him!” ‘I know, love,’ Kai says in a soft tone. ‘I’m bringing him with us. He is still breathing—he is a tough one.’ Relief washes over me when I see Kai grabbing hold of Brandon with one of his back feet. But my smile falters when I hea

