"JAKE!"
Alice ran toward the shattered window instantly.
"No!"
Ryan caught her before she could follow him.
"Alice!"
She fought against his grip immediately.
"Let me go!"
Glass crunched beneath her shoes.
Outside—
Chaos.
Absolute chaos.
The night had exploded into movement.
Wolves.
Huge wolves.
Black.
Gray.
Brown.
Bodies collided beneath the moonlight.
Growls shook the ground.
Hunters shouted orders.
Silver weapons flashed through the trees.
Alice's heart slammed against her ribs.
Because among all of it—
She saw him.
Jake.
Even in wolf form she knew exactly which one was him.
Massive black fur.
Golden eyes.
Terrifying.
Beautiful.
Powerful.
He moved through the fight like a storm.
One second a hunter lunged toward him—
The next Jake had knocked him into the
