Nicholas’s POV
I came to the border myself instead of sending Marco. I could have let my beta handle the patrol check, but something in my gut told me I needed to see it with my own eyes. No one else could do this. Not when every nerve in my body screamed to double-check every inch of our territory myself. My wife was vulnerable now, her siren blood stirring, and I couldn't risk a single shadow slipping through.
After last night, with Hazel marked and mine in every way that mattered, my possessiveness had grown even stronger. My wolf was restless, constantly on edge, wanting to keep her locked away where no one could touch her.
Just thinking about the night we shared made a shiver run down my spine. The way my wife had surrendered to me completely, the way she whispered my name, the way
