Erick
Urgency hit me like a lightning bolt the second I stepped out of the building.
My heart was already racing, my wolf pacing restlessly beneath my skin, pushing, and demanding speed.
Sophia was in labor.
I didn’t bother calling any guards to trail me, those who mattered already knew to mobilize.
I didn’t care about protocol, I didn’t care about being seen, I didn’t care that half the administrative wing froze as I stalked through with a storm vibrating beneath my skin.
I pressed the comm device at my ear.
“Bring the helicopter to the roof. Now.”
The answer came instantly, breathless, nervous.
“Yes, Alpha King!”
I didn’t wait for more. I took the stairs two at a time, moving faster than human legs were ever designed to move, ignoring the startled gasps from lower officers wh
