Nolan was not comfortable with himself the moment Layla stepped out of the house; his inner man was troubled, and he fought so hard with himself to keep calm. But he became more uncomfortable when the rain started pouring down heavily. Based on the kind of environment he lived in, he was fully aware that there was no way she would find a taxi at this time of night, so she would probably be drenched under the rain.

He immediately began to regret why he sent her off without any protection; what if something bad happened to her? His wolf immediately turned restless, wanting to come out of him to...