nor

of the NYPD 19th Precinct loomed ahead, bathed in the sickly, jaundiced glow of the streetlights. The air tasted of exha

before my foot could even touch the first stair,

caught in

l polished arrogance. A thick white bandage was taped across his broken nose,

ar, sickening smirk twisted his lips. He used the height of the steps to his advantag

same contempt that had haunted my nightmares for years. "The wolfle

zed by the sheer weight of my past trauma. I wanted to scream, to defend Jamison, but the

noticed the massive, silent s

ors, his arrogance blinded him to the lethal danger radiating from the man at my side. Caleb sensed an

ourself a new Alpha to leech off of, Elenor?" he mocked, his voice echoing of

just drop in temperature;

ipsing Caleb from my view and shielding me entirely behind his broad back. The scent of cedar, torrential r

n," Dami

motionless whisper that carried th

arcoal eyes ignited, glowing with a blinding, lethal silv

at my Mate?" Damien's voice was a dark, rumbling vibration that shook the very pavement

at

ced by a mask of absolute, unadulterated terror. He finally realized exactly w

bling so violently that I could hear his teeth chattering. Even from behind Damien, I could feel the

second of his time. To the Alpha

ntly. Without another word, Damien guided me up the concrete steps. We walked right past the shattered, trembling hei