Evan knew Kari was angry with him for how he’d reacted to Alec, but he couldn’t bring himself to feel bad. The image replayed over and over in his mind. Her body pinned beneath someone else’s, a hand at her throat, her eyes wide with shock. Panic had taken over before logic ever could. His mate, who had almost died days ago, was on the ground, and every instinct in him screamed to protect her.
He’d reacted.
And he didn’t regret it.
But the way Kari glared at him now made it clear she thought he should. She acted like he’d crossed some invisible line, like she couldn’t see that danger felt constant to him, lurking behind every shadow in this damn pack.
He watched her talk briefly with Dustin, her movements sharp with frustration, before she turned and strode toward him. The set of her j
