Zoe POV

Relief floods through me when James bursts through that door, his Alpha power rolling off him in waves, and I'm grateful—so profoundly grateful—that he arrived when he did because I could feel Freya starting to lose control, wanting to hurt Sergio properly, and if she'd continued I would have collapsed again.

But more than the practical relief, there's something warming my chest as I watch James position himself between me and Sergio—a feeling ...