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“From his wolf state. He’s gone feral,” she repeats, and it starts to come together for me. Goosebumps raise on my arms.
“So he can’t change back? Or won’t? Is that what feral means?”
“Yes. Exactly.”
I draw in a measured breath, trying to get control of my panic. Trying to find the Madi who’s great in an emergency. The one who thinks on her feet.
But she’s freaking out, right with Ruby. Brick can’t die. He can’t.
“Where are we going? To the Berkshires?”
Ruby shakes her head. “No, he shifted at Moon Co again. They locked him in the conference room, but he’s tearing the walls down to get out. If he does…” Her eyes are wide and horrified.
“If he does, what?” Alarm clangs through me.
“He’ll have to be put down.”
My empty stomach heaves. I feel like bursting into full-on sobs, too, but I keep it together. Brick needs me. I’m his mate. I’m not sure what that means, but if I can save Brick, I will.
“It’s okay,” I promise, even though I have no idea if that’s true. “We’ll save him.”
When we get to MoonCo, I forget to feel awkward or stiff about getting fired and returning now. All I can think about is Brick being put down. We get off the elevator on the top floor, and I’m shocked by what I see.
My desk has been thrown to the far side of the room. Trash litters the floor. The ferocious snarls of a wolf, terrible scratching sounds and the thud and clang of heavy objects being thrown emanate from the conference room.
The executive team lingers in the main area, and they appear relieved to see me.
“Good work, baby.” Eagle pulls Ruby into his arms.
“This way, Madi,” Nickel clips in his crisp English. “Thank you for coming.”
“Of course I came,” I say hotly, but then I realize with a sick feeling that Brick was trying to talk to me about this. He needed my help, and I turned him away. Refused his calls. Shut him out.
Oh, God.
Hot tears threaten again. I’m responsible for this situation.
Nickel leads me to the conference room where Sully stands outside the door, loading a gun.
My eyes fly wide. “What are you doing with that?”
“These are silver bullets,” Sully says grimly. He screws a silencer on the muzzle. “They will take him down if necessary. It’s a last resort, obviously.”
My fear level ratchets up to atomic levels. The door shudders with the impact of a very large animal hitting it, followed by an unearthly howl.
“He hears you,” Nickel says.
“Brick?” I call out.
“Don’t,” Sully cuts in. “Don’t rile him up. He’ll think we’re keeping you from him.” He cracks the door. “She’s coming in,” he calls through the door. “Back the fuck up, bro.” He opens the door and peers through before stepping in and making room for me to follow. He folds his arm across his chest, the gun resting on his heart.
“What are you doing with that?”
“I’m going to protect you.” His jaw clenches, but when he looks at the giant wolf growling at us, his eyes take on a sheen. He means kill Brick.
“The hell you are,” I snap and point at the door. “Get out of here.”
At the sound of my raised voice and anger with Sully, the wolf goes mad, snarling and barking, lunging at him.
