Dane is scowling and I have a headache brewing. “It makes you nervous?” Dane mutters “Of course it does.”

I raise an eyebrow at Klaus. He was tall and wide like most of the men here. Though he wasn’t like the others. Preferring to be shut away reading and researching. I don’t think I’ve even seen him training with the others.

There was a moment where I questioned Dane about Klaus really being a Wolf. He reassured me that Klaus went on every pack run and had done so since he had been in Black Shadow.

“You were bullied.” I mumble remembering what I had been told. “You never knew when something was coming and that’s why this is making you nervous.”

His deep green eyes lock with mine. I knew my words rang true.

“I like you, Neah. I don’t want to see anything bad happen to you.”

Tell him it won’t.’ Nyx murmurs

I repeat her words and Klaus sighs, like he doesn’t believe it. His green eyes slowly move up to Dane. “What do you want me to do?”

The news of me accepting my position travels thick and fast. Dane was inundated with questions and spent most of the afternoon and late evening in talks with his pack.

He had pulled them back from the forest, insisting everyone gets a decent amount of rest and to fuel up while they can.

We didn’t know when they would attack, we just knew they would. So Dane was telling them to sleep while they could. Though he was expecting a

lang night.

It was almost midnight when I’m pulled from my sleep. Panic tears through me, this was it, this was happening

“Jensons awake.” Dane mutters to me. He flicks on the light, almost blinding my tired eyes. “He wants to speak with you.”

“I thought we were being attacked.” My hand is pressed to my chest

“Come!” Dane grabs my hands. pulling me up into a seated position. He is already moving to the closet to pull out clothes for me.

We trudge across the grounds to the hospital and I couldn’t help but notice how many Wolves were awake and moving around at this hour “What are they doing?”

“Prepping the pups.

“You are letting the pups fight?” I ask in shock, disgusted by the idea.

‘No, it wort-be safe here for them >. and I need to preserve my pack. The elder Wolves are taking them to> another location until it is safe to return.” tay 7

I breathe a sigh of relief. “Jess too?”

“That will be up to Jess. She is still an emotional wreck. And technically not part of this pack.”

It wasn’t what I wanted to hear. I wanted to know that she was going to be kept safe. She had been thrown into a life that she didn’t deserve. He presses his hand against my lower back, guiding me towards the hospital.

I could hear Jenson talking before we even opened the doors. He was demanding that Raven let him out.

“You are not fully healed yet!” Raven snaps at him as we enter the hospital. “Besides, you wanted to see Neah and she is here.”

As soon ast step into his room, =~ Jenson’sdark eyes lock with mine: He doesn’t speak. Had they told” him2Did he know that I had accepted my position? ~

He knows.’ Nyx mutters

Seconds pass where no one speaks and yet it feels like hours. His dark eyes remain on me as if he was trying to figure something out. “What are you thinking?” Dane asks him.

“It depends. How close are you willing to let them get?”

The idea of me being bait was changing. I knew it was me he was talking about. It’s what they were after.

Dane searches my face before returning his gaze to his brother. “If they get close enough to touch her, you better be prepared for the aftermath.

There was thatwarning tone again. Low but spiked full of danger. A personal warning to Jenson that if> his plan f fails, Dane will kill him. re almostscared me about how far he waswwilling to go to protect n me. Almost.