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The new form swept over me in a smooth motion, and I watched the coloring of the world change as I let my wolf howl forth. He roared into the house as Senna stared at me. She yanked free of Kaiden for just a moment, wrapping her arms around my neck.

Burying her face in my fur, she squeezed me tight and whispered, “I love you, Jet. Don’t fucking die on me, and don’t go out back.”

I nuzzled into her, then pulled back and tore off through the house. I love you too, Senna. I won’t let them hurt you ever again.

Chapter 23 - Senna

My entire body was rigid, everything inside me locking down tight so I would remain planted on the spot. I didn’t want to leave, to go hide away in some fucking room while my previous alpha tried to kill my mate. I couldn’t just leave him to—

“Senna, come on. We need to get out of harm’s way. This room isn’t safe.”

Kaiden stared down at me, his hand on my shoulder. I should be saying something, moving or screaming or collapsing, but I was just frozen there. My eyes stung as my vision blurred behind a glassy layer of tears, and I couldn’t get my lungs to slow down.

“Jet. He…I…”

“Hey,” Kaiden stepped directly in front of me, blocking everything else out except for his face as he took me by the shoulders. “He’s going to be fine. Okay? I promise. He’s strong, an incredible fighter. You have nothing to worry about.”

I struggled through a nod, a tear slipping free and trailing down my cheek. But I still wasn’t moving.

“Let’s get upstairs. We’ll lock up inside Jet’s room. He’s got a double bolt on the door.”

Again, all I could do was nod, and then Kaiden was hurrying me through the back of the room to the other exit toward the stairs. I rushed behind him, my legs burning as I used everything I could to match Kaiden’s impressive speed. His grip on my hand was iron, however, and I knew he wasn’t about to let me get left behind.

We reached the landing, turning down the upper hallway to get to Jet’s room. No other wolves had reached this far, and a tiny flicker of hope settled in my chest that the attack would be easily fought off.

Kaiden pulled open the door for me, and I slipped inside, rushing toward the bed where I could comfort myself with Jet’s scent.

“Okay.’ Kaiden flipped over the extra lock on this door, the one I never noticed, and turned back to me. “Good to go.”

“Kaiden, I hate this. How am I supposed to just—”

“I know, Senna.” He walked across the room, sitting next to me on the bed. “It’s not like I love the idea of him being out there and not being able to fight alongside our alpha. He’s like a father to me.”

I scoffed, shoving up off the bed to pace. “Then why exactly aren’t we down there doing something?”

With a sigh, Kaiden offered a half-hearted chuckle. “Because I was given an order. And I made a vow, Senna.”

“Ugh!” I threw up my hands, stopping in the middle of the room. “It’s just so…”

I knew there was no point in arguing, but my entire being wanted to be down there helping. Worse was how I knew that even if I were, there was little I could actually offer. No wolf, no combat training, nothing.

Pressure swam behind my eyes as my headache worsened. It abruptly swelled higher, and I hung my head in my hands to breathe through the migraine I’d managed to give myself.

But it didn’t back off.

The weight of my eyelids tripled, my brain screaming against my skull as I was forced to shut my eyes. My vision sparked in the darkness, and I fell to my knees.

“Senna!”

I was aware of Kaiden screaming just out of my periphery, but I couldn't do anything about it. That maddening pressure just grew and grew, darkness swirling behind my lids until it was too much, and I screamed out. My eyes flared open as I arched back, my face angling up toward the ceiling.

And I saw it.

Torrents of blood and gore smattered the entire compound. Wolves, my pack, were scattered about, dead and dying. Terrance stood in the center of the mound of bodies, roaring with laughter and stained crimson from head to toe.

A low growl sounded from just below him, and I immediately recognized the sound.

Jet.

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