Page 295 of Knot What I Expected

Then, the forest changes.

Pressure rolls through the clearing.

Pure Alpha dominance.

So much fucking dominance.

My captors feel it too. Bodies stiffen. Heads turn.

Fear suddenly floods the air.

They’re here.

The A-Feral crew is here.

And I can feel all three of them. Justin’s power rolls overhead like an approaching storm.

Ancient. Terrible.

Wreck’s crashes through the forest like the mountain itself has decided to get up and fight.

But Rowan? Monster’s growl is so fierce and low it’s almost like you can’t hear it.

But you can fucking feel it.

And I know the second the Vultures do. I think one of them might have actually pissed himself.

My matebond fucking erupts. Rowan’s fury slams through me.

Protective.

Possessive.

Lethal.

Mate.

Pup.

OURS.

I nearly sob with relief.

“What the fuck?”

Ethan grabs me by my hair and yanks me backward.

“I told you to come alone!”

He hits me again. Pain bursts through my mouth.

But this time? I laugh.

I actually fucking laugh.

Blood runs over my lip as I look at him.

“I did.”