Ethan’s POV

Kai stood on the other side of the bed, his expression unreadable. I could still feel the trace of our mind-link argument burning in my skull. The way he had shut me out so brutally only fueled my disgust. He reeked of those humans he’d brought into our pack—sex, milk, and sin. While our mate lay here fighting death, he had been indulging in every filthy fantasy his twisted desires could conjure. I wanted to call him out again, but not here. Not in front of her.

I pressed one last kiss to Jasmine’s forehead, inhaling her soft, delicate scent. “Rest, love. We’ll finish this.”

Kai’s phone suddenly...