Xander’s POV "What are you doing? Don't do this. Will you? Let's find out mate ." Rex, paced anxiously inside me, his voice an urgent plea in my mind. His fears mirrored mine. Do I truly want to do this? I clenched my fists, my jaw tightening as I sneered. This was the only way to keep Nyx safe. If I changed now, if I gave in to my fate, I would be signing her death bill. Her death? The thoughts alone gripped me tight, like a vice, sending chills down my spine. Luna Sterling had made her threats very clear to me—if she ever found out Nyx and I met, she would eliminate her. I could not risk it. I had to push Nyx away, I had treated her with no emotions. No matter how much it broke me. I had spent days avoiding her, distancing myself, resolving to myself this was for the best. Eve

