Page 186 of Knot What I Expected

Monster explodes.

Mate.

The Wolf slams against me so violently my claws punch from my fingertips.

Mate. Fear. Go.

“Fuck!”

I grab the wall. Water pounds against the back of my neck.

“Havoc?”

Justin's voice comes from somewhere outside the stall.

I can't answer.

For one terrible second, I don't know if I fucking can.

The matebond pulses again.

Panic.

Gabby's panic.

Not vague nervousness.

Not worry.

Fear.

Real fucking fear.

And now that I've recognized it, I can't not feel it.

It claws through my chest like it's my own.

Maybe that's what the matebond is. Not hearing her thoughts. Not knowing exactly what she sees or why she's afraid.

But feeling my Omega across whatever distance separates us.

Knowing when she needs me.

Monster howls inside my skull.

GO.

“You okay, bro?”

Justin walks into the stall beside mine, but I barely register him.

“Fuck.”

“Havoc?”

I shut off the water.

“Havoc, man, you look white as a sheet.”