EMMETT
I lean on the door as I hear movement, but then silence. My eyes close as I try to think of what to do next.
I feel Gage behind me, but I ignore him.
Everything I had planned to have Lena beside was now up in smoke. I lost her and didn’t know how to get her back.
I open my eyes and push off. I look over my shoulder to see Gage staring back. I know he is sorry for what happened. I can sense it, but the thought of what could have happened outweighs everything. I could have lost my mate to Marshall.
There was a deep dread in my stomach as my mind played tricks on me about what I could have done.
If Lena was taken away from me, I would have killed everyone and even switched off my human side, then become what I dreaded the most—a monster.
Every vampire has a dark side; many have
