Xavier’s POV
Possessively, my hand snakes behind me, wrapping around Sloane to pull her flush against my body. I pull her tight against me, wrapping my arms around her trembling frame while raw, blinding rage still blazes through my veins.
Electricity hums along my skin where her cheek landed.
The sight of Judy's hands locked around her throat, the sheer vulnerability of my mate fighting for air on the frozen ground, had ignited a fire, and even with the danger passed, my blood is still boiling. A protective fury that refuses to cool as she buries her face against my back.
“This is your fault!” Across from us, crazy Judy pushes wildly against Kai, releasing a high, shrill screech as her fists hammer away at his chest.
She looks completely unhinged, her hair tangled, eyes wide and bloo
