Page 83 of Beginning Fate

My head whipped in that direction, and I relaxed just a fraction at the sight of her. But she was still too far away for my comfort.

Ignoring their protests, I pushed my way deeper into the room. I needed my mate.

A wave of anxiety felt as if it slapped me in the face. It wasn’t coming from me, but from Lauren.

I roared.

People began scurrying out of my way as I eyed my mate like prey and stalked her way.

“He’s over there,” someone yelled.

Somehow, I knew they meant me, but all I could see was her.

Caleb grabbed my arm, and I snapped at him.

“Calm down,” Pete insisted.

He waved others over. Chad and Tyler were suddenly there, too. The three of them pinned me between them. Remy and Braxton joined them. They all knew my wolf was more likely to submit to one of my elder brothers.

It pissed me off that they’d brought them into this.

I was fine.

That was a lie, but I’d take it to my grave.

“Get out of my way,” I said in a deep foreign voice.

“That’s his wolf speaking. Holy shit. His wolf is really close to the surface. This is not good.”

“Don’t make us call on psycho squirrel,” Tyler warned.

They all knew when Chad turned into psycho squirrel that I started giggling like a little schoolgirl. It was the funniest shit I’d ever seen. But not this time.

I shook my head in warning.

“We really need to get him out of here,” Pete said.

“Not without his mate. Are you insane? She has to be around here somewhere,” Sadie yelled over the noise of the music.

“Lauren,” I said.

“Right, Lauren,” Remy repeated after me.

“Where is she?” Braxton asked.

I growled in frustration.

“Shit! Everyone stand back,” Tyler yelled out.

“Turn the music down,” Kevin ordered.

“Is he going to wolf out?” Oscar asked.

“Maybe we should go back upstairs,” Jett suggested.

“And miss all the action?” Troy said. “No way.”

“Troy, maybe we should,” Will suggested, yet none of them made a move to leave.

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