A growl came through the mouth of the crypt, interrupting my thoughts as my alphas raced in. I turned to them, Brax in wolf form, Derik and Kai as humans, their clothes torn, their bodies as bloody as mine.
I ran to them, their strong arms wrapping around me, folding me in as I finally let out the tense breath I had been holding.
Comfort and safety flushed my body as they held me and I closed my eyes against them. But there was one missing. I broke through Kai and Derik to where Brax was standing. I stepped forward, but he stepped back, and I frowned.
“Brax?” I asked, my voice trembling at the rejection.
He whimpered and stepped back. I stopped moving toward him and looked over at Derik and Kai.
“Your scent is a little different. Your shadows are different. His wolf is wary,” Derik ex
