Zain Pov
I watched as Colt and Jaiden left, my mother beside them protecting them, aiding them. I was honestly glad to see her go, not wanting her to get hurt. Not that my fierce mother couldn’t protect herself, even so. Having one less person I loved out of harm's way was fine with me. Like Grayson...I took a deep breath, pushing the thought of him out of my way as I fought. Ryan was trying to get me to shift but I didn’t want to, and even though he was pouting he understood. I needed to be human, I needed to feel the bears break and die under my hands, the blood wet and sticky in between my fingers. I needed to focus on this, because right now, this was all I could do. This was all I had, otherwise, I’d be thinking about him. I shivered, moving to the side at the last second as Alice ca
