Calvin’s POV
Sleep eluded me.
I had spent the entire night staring at the ceiling, my mind caught in a relentless loop of thoughts that refused to quiet. Every time I closed my eyes, I found myself right back where it all began—standing in that room, staring at Kamrynn, feeling the mate bond settle into place like a noose around my throat.
It should have been impossible. It was impossible.
And yet, there she was.
My mate.
The mother of my children.
My victim.
I let out a slow, shaky breath, pinching the bridge of my nose as the first rays of sunlight bled through the curtains. The warmth did nothing to ease the cold dread pressing against my ribs.
Last night had been one of the wildest, most chaotic nights of my life.
First, I had found Kamrynn in the Blue Bell Pack—a place I nev
