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The realization is like a physical blow, stealing my breath. He’s the one person I thought would never doubt me, and now…now I’m not so sure.
How could I blame him, though? Even I don’t know what to think. All I know is that I would never willingly harm an innocent.
But what about the animal that lives within me?
No. I refuse to accept it!
Tears stream down my cheeks as they drag me, naked and shivering, from the room. “I would never hurt anyone!” I scream, my voice raw with desperation. “You have to believe me!”
But it’s no use. Their minds are made up. I’m too dangerous to be free, too much of a threat. Once again, I’m being caged like an animal.
And this time, I’m not sure anyone is coming to let me out.
Or even if I deserve it freedom.
Chapter 23
Barrett
This can’t be happening.
I’m staring at the door as if I can turn back time through sheer force of will.
She’s gone.
She’s fucking gone!
“No…no..No!” I roar the word with such force that a flock of birds in the tree outside takes to the sky in a rush of wings.
I slam my fist against the wall, feeling the bones in my hand crack from the impact. The pain is nothing compared to the pain ripping through me.
How could they take her?
After everything we’ve been through?
It feels so unfair.
I prowl around the room like a caged animal, my hands clenched into fists, tendons straining beneath the skin. Anger and fear war within me, making me feel like I’m going to explode out of my own skin.
Cedara…my mate. The one I’ve waited my whole life for. And they’ve snatched her away on some bullshit charge that she’s a killer?
This is fucked up!
I can feel my wolf straining to break free, to tear and rend anything in my path until I find her again. I have to get control. If I lose it now, I’ll be no good to her.
Breathe…just breathe…
I suck in a ragged breath, trying to center myself. My gaze falls on the rumpled sheets on the floor, and something niggles at the back of my mind. I bend and scoop them up, burying my face in the soft cotton and inhaling deeply. It’s not just her scent there.
The blood.
That’s not…human blood. It’s sharper, more musky. Like a…
I freeze, the scent registering.
Wolf.
Whatever Cedara attacked, it wasn’t human. Which means the killer is still out there.
