Ishaan turned when the Body did, turned and headed through the door to the house, which was swiftly closed as soon as the last of them were through. Ishaan collapsed against the wall, clutching at the pain in his side from where he hit the wall. Carina was instantly at his side, pressing his face between her hands and staring deeply into his eyes. “My mate?”

“He threw me into the wall kinda hard.” Ishaan tried to laugh, but that just made the pain in his side worse. ...