Thirty-Two

Parker's P.O.V.

Kaylee panted as she lay on the ground. Her eyes were looking in my direction, but I knew she wasn't really seeing me. The whites around her unique irises stood out brightly as they were filled with angry red lines, and her perfect lips quivered as her body shook.

I reached forward, grabbing her arms, trying to pull them from her chest so I could see if she had gotten hurt when she fell.

Scarlett had been with her, but it was common knowledge among our kind that during the first transition, the only one who could be near that person was their mate. Having other wolves around could prevent the new wolf from coming forward. We had no explanation as to why. Some thought it was because the new wolf was showing submission to the other wolf, causing them to recede further into their host.

Others assumed the new wolf would see it as a challenge, and they would kill their human, trying to get to the surface on their own to fight.

If a human and their wolf did not accept ea