Chrystal felt Castian’s pulse spike as her heart sank, but when his jaw tightened and his grip pulled her even closer, she was even more confused by the instant swell of what she could only describe as relief fill her chest.
She had held her breath without noticing, and now, she breathed more easily as his warmth surrounded her and his scent filled her senses with notes of wild pine and approaching storms that seemed to calm something deep in her soul.
[Careful Chrys. Hold on…] Ari warned her human even as she, too, felt a loosening along her spine and stretched out, like a cat who had just awakened from a peaceful nap, clearly affected by Castian's wolf despite her words of caution and his wolf’s complete silence.
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Castian’s body was in fast motion, but his mind was moving
