Lucian's POV Allison emerged from Heidi's hospital room after a surprisingly brief visit. Something about the way she carried herself—more confident, more resolved—caught my attention immediately. We walked side by side through the hospital corridors, maintaining a respectable distance as befitting the Alpha couple of the Storm Pack in public. The car door had barely closed behind us when I felt Fenrir surge within me, demanding closeness to Jasmine. I pressed the button to raise the privacy partition between us and my driver, then turned to Allison, unable to resist pulling her into my arms. "Come here," I growled, my voice thick with need as I captured her lips with mine. She gasped against my mouth, the sound driving me wild as I tangled my fingers in her chestnut

