Shane couldn’t breathe.
His cheek burned and cooled at the same time.
Why did she have to go and do that?
He swallowed down his regret. That was Michelle. His Michelle… so much had gone unchanged. His Alpha raced around while his body remained as still and weighted as stone. It was hard to get up. It was hard to want to move but as he leaned forward enough to reach a sitting position the radio pinged at Liam’s desk.
It alerted him about the stretch in front of them that they still referred to as Mile Five.
“Five to Coast Guard. Come in, Brennan?” Shane heard one of their veteran guards call out to Elan.
“This is C.G. 2917, Captain Brennan, over.” Elan’s deep voice returned promptly.
“You have another bogey headed out to your position. Surfer. Female. No distinction, non-mated
