#Chapter 186: Dogfight

Matt

Before I could protest, Celeste had dropped her gun and was jogging down the spiraling steps back into the church. I cursed and took off after her. I caught up to her on the stairs, grabbing my gun from my belt as I went.

The fight on the ground was in full swing, and like I suspected, Celeste wasn’t content to wait it out. I loved her for it, even as fear spiked through me.

She glanced at me as we reached the bottom. “This ends now,” she said.

I nodded and kissed her, our lips smashing together in a frantic kiss. She pulled away first and pulled her gun free.

“Together?”

I forced a smile. “Together.”

She nodded, then pushed open the church doors. Then we were running toward the worst of the fray. Celeste took in the chaos and dropped her gun. A moment later, she let the shift run through her. By the time we reached the worst of the fight, she was in her wolf form. She tore into the closest wolf with a sharp growl. It had its jaws around Seth’s neck, but quickly let go when Celes