Ava looks between us. "You weren't yourselves. Puna and I sensed it right when we walked in. Don't worry - Isabella and I stopped everything before anything could happen." She smiles, slipping her hand into mine and squeezing it.

Axel purrs in my head as warmth spreads through me. I grip her hand tight, never wanting to let go.

"Lucas was in your body," my mate says grimly. I growl at his name.

"How could you tell?"

"He used his own voice ...