I stood frozen, staring at my shattered door and the four men storming into my room. Jaxon led the charge, his eyes wild as they swept every corner of my room, searching for the nonexistent intruder.
"I told you," I said, my voice quivering with leftover adrenaline and embarrassment, "I'm alone."
Jaxon's nostrils flared as he took another deep breath. The tension in his shoulders eased slightly, but confusion replaced his rage. "That's impossible. The scent is—"
"It's starting," Silas interrupted, his eyes widening as he studied me. He stepped closer, inhaling carefully. "Her heat. It's beginning."
My stomach dropped. "What? No, it can't be. I thought I had more time."
Rhys moved toward me cautiously. "Your dream... was it intense? Vivid?"
Heat rushed to my cheeks as flashes of my dream with Mr. Vance replayed in my mind. "I don't want to talk about it."