CHAPTER SIXTY

LANDON:

As the shifting process continued for her, my own battle raged within. It was a torturous struggle, a clash between my human consciousness and the primal instincts of the wolf I shared a body. I couldn't escape the cacophony of pain and fear, both hers and mine. The internal upheaval was enough to make me sweat, despite the coolness of the air-conditioned jet.

"Why are you blaming me? I didn't cause this. It was Jason. Go fight him and not me," I scolded, my words a feeble attempt to reason with the beast within me. I could feel my wolf's anger and frustration and it was a dangerous cocktail that threatened to engulf me.

"You triggered it," he howled back at me, his voice a relentless echo of my own inner fight.

If we were separate entities, the volatile creature within me might have lunged at my throat or wreaked havoc on my physical self. The only saving grace was that we were inextricably linked, and I couldn't entirely dissociate from the force that sought to dominate my b