~ Kelsie ~I spent the night on my couch with all the lights on and every door and window in the house locked. I was curled up under a blanket with my old baseball bat. I jumped at every noise. And there was a lot of noises because the storm kept making rain clatter on the windows, or tree branches lash against the house.In my mind I kept seeing that moment when the dog’s eyes had glowed as he’d prowled after me… then that flash of lightning with Cain on the floor, naked and reaching for me.I would shudder every time and shake my head to make the images go away. It had to be the wine. I had to be… something that would make this all make sense.But even though I told myself that there had to be an explanation, that the dog had to be a drunk hallucination or something, it was hours before my eyelids got heavy and started to droop.I didn’t think I’d actually sleep, but I was woken suddenly by what I thought was the sound of soft knocking on the front door.I jolted awake, grabbing the

~ Cain ~Kelsie’s eyes were so wide the whites showed all the way around. She’d frozen in her tracks when I got around in front of her, but now she pulled that bat up and over her shoulder, ready to swing.Her breath heaved in and out between her bared teeth.She was terrified. It made me feel sick. But I had to show her. She had to have no doubts.She’d stopped going for the door when I got in front of her, but now she backed away, whimpering.“What the fuck! Don’t… don’t hurt me!”She thought I was threatening her?

  ~ Kelsie ~   I inhaled sharply, because I felt a jab of his fear through that little space in my chest. But I swallowed it back and leaned closer.   “And if he didn’t kill me? If I stayed safe? What would happen between us then?”   He still looked sad, but his brows rose and his eyes glowed.   “The most amazing… the most beautiful thing, Kelsie. There’s nothing on earth better than loving your mate.”   I clenched my hands to fists to stop myself reaching for him. But I hoped he saw the determination in my eyes.   “The

~ Kelsie ~Cain couldn’t show his wolf to Daniel!“NO!” I gasped, slapping Daniel’s hand away. I felt that creature inside him surge forward then be yanked back like a dog on a leash, snarling and snapping, threatening. And even though I would have loved to watch Daniel wet his pants when he was faced with that, I knew I couldn’t let Cain do it.This was all too crazy. We had to get things under control before… before something happened that we couldn’t take back.  Go. I thought the word, but I knew he couldn’t hear it. I could feel him wavering, wanting to start towards me, then

~ Kelsie ~It started to rain at dinnertime again.I put the casserole back in the oven to reheat while I kept watching the windows for any sign of life over at Cain’s house.His car hadn’t moved. I had gone back into the house twice in case he had snuck back in as his wolf, but there was nothing. When it started to get dark, I had gone down to his basement to flip the breaker so that the lights would work if he came home.But now it was after seven. The rain was getting heavy again. Though it wasn’t as bad as the night before, the clouds and rain meant it was almost pitch black outside. But there were no lights or signs of movement at his house.I w