Nina It’s too late in the night for me to be doing this. I hate that I am even doing this. I’m barely breathing as I stand outside Jaxon’s office door, my heart racing so fast it feels like it might explode. This is a mistake. A massive, stupid, reckless mistake. But I can’t stop myself. My body’s on fire, my wolf clawing at the surface, and I know I’m too far gone to turn back now. The heat is unbearable, my skin alight with need I don’t want to admit. Every nerve in my body is screaming for him, and no matter how much I tell myself to turn back, my legs keep carrying me forward. I shouldn’t be here. But I am. I knock on the door, my fist hitting harder than I mean to, as if trying to burn off the frustration clawing at me. A part of me hopes he won’t answer, but that hope dies the