Alpha Justin’s question about Henry hit me harder than his physical blow. He wasn't just hunting me. He was hunting Henry too.

A wave of fear washed over me, chilling me to the bone. I thrashed beneath him, fueled by a desperate need to protect my new friend, my new love.

"Let me go!" I snarled, trying to shift back to my human form, to fight him with my newly found powers. But his weight was too much, and the pain in my leg flared, momentarily paralyzing me.

He simply laughed, a harsh, ...