Lena's POV
The darkness was thick and heavy, pressing against my chest like it wanted to stop me from breathing. I crouched on the wooden floor of the trapdoor tunnel, my arms wrapped around my knees. My heart still raced, thundering so loudly that I could feel it in my throat. Outside, the storm raged on, but down here, the silence was worse than the chaos.
Jax sat beside me, his back against the wall, his knees drawn up. He hadn’t shifted back into human form yet, and the faint glow of his golden eyes in the dim light of the tunnel made my stomach twist. He was huge, massive, more wolf than man, and even though I wanted to be afraid, I felt a strange, desperate comfort in his presence.
“Are you hurt?” I asked softly, glancing at the blood streaks along his fur.
He shook his head slo
