Slowly, my grief subsided for now, enough for me to look up at Nicholas and feel the relief of being reunited with my fiancé.

My... mate

"I love you," Nicholas said. "I'm sorry it took so long for me to reach you."

"How are you even here? It's impossible for you to have found me this quickly?"

Nicholas smiled a little. "Veronica was able to follow the teleportation magic. She'd been studying for months, just for this chance. Some of our wolves are fighting above, but I couldn't stand the thought of waiting. Hawk must have used the teleportation magic again, because Veronica sensed it and sent me straight to you."

I fell into Nicholas's embrace once more, thrilled to feel him so close and safe. His heart

pounded in rhythm with mine, the beat of our mating bond, brilliant and strong, holding us together. I wanted to revel in this closeness for as long as I could.

But that would come later.

For now, we had to get out of here.

Even as I thought it, the building quaked around us, shifting more dust into the air.

sooner I have you away from all this, the happier I'll be. I wish I had teleportation powers of my

too. "We have to find Joyce

glanced at me. "He's

him away. He can't be far. Hawk said

"We'll search. Quickly."

dusty, shadowy room, looking beyond the

tried to kill me. But my heart still mourned for her. For the woman she could

have been a mother. A friend.

a proper burial, Not yet, anyway. When we were

For now..

sorry but I will carry you out of

and let Nicholas lead me from the

screaming and pounding on a locked door to one of

on our way

Joyce!" Nicholas called through

you here?" came Joyce's

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