Elin's POV:

"Help me!"

The cry tore from my chest, raw and desperate, a plea I had no hope of holding back.

BANG!

The front door was slammed open with a violence that shook the air itself.

A massive, silver-gray wolf stormed into the room, its growl reverberating through the walls, deep and earth-shattering. In an instant, it pounced on Jamie, its jaws sinking into him with terrifying precision before hurling him across the room as if he were nothing more than a ragdoll.

The beast's front paws ...