Rhaella's POV.

My wolf immediately stirred in my chest.

“What the hell is he doing here…? she muttered darkly inside my head.

I frowned and folded my arms tightly across my chest, standing firmly in front of the door instead of going back inside. There was no way I was letting him walk in there and unsettle my mother again. Not tonight.

Jason strode toward me in hurried steps. His expression looked composed, but the tension radiating off him was impossible to miss. Every movement felt restrained, like he was barely holding something back.

Behind him, Bane stepped out from the driver's seat and remained beside the car, his arms...