Caleb.
I was burning from the inside out.
It wasn’t anger. It wasn’t simple frustration. It was something far more primal, an ache that settled deep in my bones and spread through my veins like wildfire. My skin felt too tight for my body, my breaths uneven, my thoughts tangled with the restless growl of my wolf.
I needed release.
I needed the touch of a woman.
I told myself there was a solution, a simple, direct yet familiar one.
Amelia.
All I needed was Amelia. Her scent, her touch, her presence. She had always been enough to steady me, enough to quiet the beast clawing at my control.
That was what I repeated in my head as I rushed out of my room.
Find Amelia.
Calm down.
Control it.
My wolf paced violently beneath my skin, pushing, snarling, urging me forward. I clenched my f
