“He isn’t here,” Scott jerked me out of the panic forming. His hand landed gently on my shoulder, but from the force my body seized, it could have been a zap from an electric cable. “Nicholas is putting the warriors through their paces.” A shuddering breath left my body and a tremble I hadn’t registered made itself known. “Whoa, Hunter, you good?” Without me knowing, my arm was now draped around Scott’s neck and the world suddenly came back into focus from the pin-hole tunnel it had constricted to. “I’m fine,” I shook my head. “It’s just the heat.” “I know that’s a lie, but I'll let it go. If you faint again, I’m throwing you over my shoulder, I don’t care how bad you stink,” he reluctantly lifted my arm free now that my legs were supporting me. “We don’t have to go in there. We can g

