ZANE’S POV
I was struggling, struggling not to shift. My claws threatened to pierce through my skin as I fought the beast inside. That damn spray... it triggered something deep in me. I needed to leave. I needed to run into the forest, tear out a tree, something, anything, to calm down.
But then she walked in.
Julian.
Of all the people, it had to be her.
“Ethan, are you okay? Did I do something wrong?” she asked, stepping closer.
Shit. She was coming too close. I turned my back to her, trying to hide the war going on inside me. I couldn’t speak, not without growling.
And then she touched me.
I lost it.
I spun around. “Who… are…” she managed to speak, eyes wide with fear.
Before she could shift, I was already on her. My claws struck fast, knocking her to the ground before she had
