Chapter 22: Awkward

*Nikko's POV*

My mate has a wolf?

Byron kept me calm as we tried to help her.

It took us a few minutes after Jo passed out to bring her back to consciousness, and make sure she was alright. She still looked weak, but at least she was alert.

I stared down at her shivering body pressed up against my chest, and couldn't help but feel worried. I glanced up at Byron, but he looked just as shocked as me. But now that I was focusing on it, I could smell her wolf barely on her.

"What do you mean she's not strong enough to shift, Jo?" I asked. "Is she talking to you?"

Jo nodded, and opened her eyes to look at me. They were still glowing a brilliant gold color.

While we had been talking I had seen her eyes flash a few times, but I had chalked it up to the rising sunlight streaming into the bedroom. But when she had started to growl, Byron and I both became cautious and concerned. I had never heard of any human doing that before.