Chapter 12

Kai is almost uncontrollable as he snarls, ‘I don't care. I will kill him!She is ours! I will have her even if I have to kill Cyran to do it.' It's all I can do to maintain control of Kai before he acts on his statement. The last thing we need is a war between our packs.

I force the shift and take over in my human form, running back to the packhouse. Kai is fighting me and snarling in my head. ‘Kai!' I yell at my wolf and stop running to focus on him. 'We are not starting a war because you have suddenly decided you want her. If you think she's our mate, then we need to be smart about this. He has a head start in gaining her affection, but if the mate bond is there, it will pull her to us. If we anger her, or worse, hurt her, it could drive her away from us forever.'That finally gets through to him and he calms down.

The packhouse comes into view and I find one of the many trees with hidden clothes, grabbing a pair of shorts before walking in through the back door.

The packhouse is never locked because people come and go at all hours. Those on patrol come in during breaks to eat or get something to drink, warriors train at all hours of the day and omegas work around everyone else's schedule. When I walk into the kitchen to get a bottle of water, I run into my mother. She's in one of my dad's shirts with a robe over it and I don't want to think about why her hair is messy or why she's making two sandwiches.

"Hey mom.' I state, hoping this awkward moment won't last too long.