No going back

No Going Back

Brinley

"What do we do now?" I whispered, my voice hoarse with anxiety, as I shakily stood, following Langdon to his feet.

"We shift, travel as wolves. We need to hurry," lips pressed together, Langdon's expression was grim.

His last sentence caused cold fear to trickle down my spine. What if we were already too late? Even with accelerated healing from the mate bond, was Coal too severely injured to be saved? As if reading my thoughts, Langdon stopped. His eyes bore into mine. "You can do this. Pull yourself together and focus. It will take everything you have. But you can do it."

I nodded, blinking back the moisture in my eyes, my heart thumping loudly in my chest.

Langdon said nothing else, just began to undress. I was past the point of worrying about his or my nakedness and quickly shed my shirt and pants, sliding off my bra and finally my panties.

To Langdon's credit, he didn't stare directly at me, but nor did he turn fully away. He could see me from his peripheral