The explosion rocked the entire school and Brad instinctively reached a hand out to grab Melanie protectively. It felt so good to finally give in to his wolf and move as one. He'd been torn over what to do the entire night. He'd had a momentary lapse in judgement when he faltered on accepting her as his mate after Dylan had mind-linked him to warn him that Melanie hadn't been able to turn. Dylan had done it in hopes that Brad would be there to support Melanie in her time of need. But instead, he'd done the exact opposite. Selene, who'd already had a feeling the two were mates, had torn into him earlier this morning about how Melanie had never felt like she'd belonged in the pack and now she'd probably leave if she thought her mate didn't want her.
It made Brad realize that he didn't want
