Her mouth opened as if she was struggling to breathe and his heart tore. Lucian’s commanding strength poured over the pack bond and into him, an alpha power Gustavo hadn’t felt since he was a pup. Safety and assurance whispered to the wolf. He was not alone in bringing his mate back. His pack was there to help him.
Gustavo used the power to press against the walls of Anna’s mind as hard as he could. This time, he heard a growled response. “You’ll just leave me, too, just like my father. I never knew him. And I don’t know you.”
“Criña, no! I would never leave you.” In his mind, Gustavo pictured himself grabbing the chain-link fence and yanking as hard as he could, ripping and tearing with all his might. It gave a little, then held fast.
“Yes, you will. Especially now that you know what
