FORTY THREE

Was…was his heart even beating at this point? Shawn didn't know – he was unaware of everything and anything that was happening.

The sole thing he and his wolf were capable of comprehending was Michelle's absence – his mate, their mate, was still in that burning building.

She needed to be safe.

A second wasn't wasted anymore before the Alpha King, Shawn, in front of his underlings, metamorphosed into his gorgeous wolf and then hurled himself into the burning restaurant.

“Your Majesty!” almost everyone present yelled in astonishment once he leaped in. Will the Alpha be alright?

Even for a surreal being like himself, the flames of this fire were abnormally strong.

Could no one seriously tell? As the Alpha went into the excessively burning establishment, the firefighters focused fully on extinguishing the flames.

Some held different extinguishers, while other hoes blurted out profuse water; all were centered on the burning building.

Yet…a single ember of flame wasn't put out – it kept bur