It’s a terrible sound.

I don’t wait around, rushing forward.

Nolan swats her to the side, and Austin roars from where he’s being blocked access to his mate.

I jump on Nolan’s back just as Austin breaks free and leaps toward Seline. Thea has shifted back, her face wet with tears as she holds her brother’s head in her lap.

Her tears break something in me, especially when she looks up at me, heartbreak in her eyes.

My claws dig into Nolan’s neck, and as he struggles to get me ...