36

Out of everyone who might come here and cause problems, I hadn’t expected him.

Theo.

I understood I’d taken Oregon away from him, which clearly had been a huge error. If I hadn’t, we wouldn’t be in the mess that Lynerd had put us in. Still, Theo and I had been childhood friends. I hoped that still counted for something.

“I need to see Callie,” he repeated to Samuel.

Bodey’s nostrils flared, and his breathing quickened, causing the white shirt that was damp from our shower to cling more tightly to his skin. He turned to the door.

I couldn’t help but admire my mate’s physique, but I forced my attention away and removed a knife from the top drawer of our dresser before joining him.

“Not calling first and showing up here demanding to see her isn’t the best way to handle things,” Samuel gritted out.

“I’ve been trying, but her phone’s going straight to voice mail.”

I hurried to my jeans, slipped them on, and removed my cell from my pocket. I hadn’t realized it was dead. I linked, He’s right