" Love?" A voice just above a whisper called. I wanted to run to the car and go away from there. Instead, I calmed my thundering heart and shut my inner Lycan away before I turned to face him. I wore a smile, trying to act normal, but this situation was anything but ordinary. My breath was caught in my throat. A few feet from Ellis was Jace and another male who looked familiar, but I was in a frenzy to care where I knew him from. " Love?" Ellis called again. It was like he thought he was hallucinating. " Ellis," I tried to make my voice firm. We locked gazes. I needed to do something; this would get awkward fast. He took steps towards me; he was standing close to me now. He raised his hand and caressed my cheek, and faint sparks erupted from his touch. I had butterflies in my stoma