It felt like an out of body experience. I was there in the room with Luca but not completely there. My mind was going through a hundred different scenarios and my heart was beating like I’ve ran back to back marathons. I hugged myself. “The what?” This time Luca finally looked up and he was practically more wolf than man at this point. His entire body was shaking badly, his eyes were dark and animalistic, and his sharp teeth were out as he spoke. “I’m taking you to the castle.” I wanted to argue with him. I wanted to tell him that he promised I wouldn’t have to change a thing to be his mate. But instead, the fear of it all made me say, “Okay.” He must have felt my question. My hesitation. My worry. It was the only explanation because his mood shifts abruptly. “Lacey, I’ll figure it o