ANDREA’S POV I wrapped an arm around Matteo and kissed his forehead. I wondered if he could feel my heart pounding wildly in my chest. “Next time you…feel these things,” I said softly. “Don’t tell anyone, okay? Only mommy.” It wasn’t unheard of for werewolves to have telepathic connections, especially with relatives. I mean, it was the whole basis for the mind-link. But Matteo was young, way too young. And when you added the probability of him carrying the beast gene and the curse… Safe to say, I was a terrified mother. Matteo finally drifted off to sleep, and I watched him and Luca for a long while. I loved them so much; I knew if anything hurt them, my world would end. So I had to make sure nothing hurt them. Not even themselves. After a while, I extricated myself

