Page 283 of Knot What I Expected

My fierce fucking mate.

“Your other nature,” I murmur. “Can you call her if you need her?”

Gabby goes still.

“I think so.”

“You think?”

“I haven't shifted in years.”

“Fuck.”

“But she's close.”

I feel something strange ripple through the matebond as she says it.

Hot.

Bright.

Not Wolf.

Something I don't recognize.

Monster does. His attention snaps toward her.

Fire.

Interesting. But I can’t spend time on that right now.

Later.

Because yes, there will be a fucking later. I refuse to entertain anything else.

I take out my phone and bring Wreck and Justin back into the call.

“Plan changed.”

“I hate those words,” Wreck grunts.

“Gabby walks the main trail.”

“Fuck no,” Wreck says.

“Thank you,” I snap.

Gabby glares at me. Justin speaks next.

“It makes tactical sense.”

“Fuck you, Sparky.”

“Emotionally, it's a terrible idea. Tactically, it gives us control over where Ethan focuses his attention.”

I hate when the Dragon makes sense.

“I'll stay above her,” Justin continues. “He won't see me.”