"May Ie in, Lamb?" His voice carries a soft hesitation.


    "Of course." My reply is faint, but itcks sadness or despair-only a deep exhaustion seeps through.


    "I''m so sorry, baby. I never realized it was you; otherwise, I would have spoken up much earlier. My dad said he kept it from us to protect your image of me, but I feel like we should have known. And after everything else I put you through... how could you ever forgive me?” His eyes are filled with sorrow, a look I despise seeing on him.


    Now he''s kneeling beside the bathtub, his face just inches from mine. I reach out, gently cupping his cheeks, and gaze into his vibrant emerald eyes. “There''s nothing left to forgive. Every day, you show me you''re trying to be better-for me, for us.”


    "All the pain you''ve suffered could have been avoided..." he murmurs.


    "We don''t know that. We can''t be sure those wolves were only after you. Maybe they would have attacked us regardless, whether you were on the road or left at a different time. I can''t dwell on regrets about things I can''t change. I''ve worked so hard to let go of that. This is how things are, and I want to focus on what we have now."


    Suddenly, a loud bang echoes through the house.


    “Alpha, Luna, we have a situation!" Josh''s urgent voice calls out from the bedroom doorway.


    Ryker moves swiftly, positioning himself between me and the door, though Josh is still too far away to see me in the tub.


    "What''s happening, Josh?" Ryker asks over his shoulder.


    "Several omegas have gone missing, and there''s a fire raging in the town''s


    southwest corner. Greta says someone knows our patrol routes based on where the disappearances are happening and the timing."


    Without a second thought, I spring up, grabbing a towel before Ryker can stop me. He darts behind me into the bedroom as I hurriedly throw on clothes, ignoring Josh''s presence.


    "We need to move now! Has everyone been evacuated from the fire?" I demand.


    "Wait! We don''t have all the details yet. Our Warriors are handling it," Josh says, raising his hands to slow me.


    "Now is exactly the time to act!" Ryker pulls on my arm.


    "I need you to stay here and stay safe. Let us deal with this," he insists.


    "I won''t stand by while pack members are in danger! We''ve had this argument before, and you didn''t win. Let''s go!" I rush out before he can stop me again, sending a mindlink to Be. Josh and Be follow me down the stairs and out the front door. Be is already waiting by the car, unfazed by my urgent request.


    "I can take the Luna to the fire and check on everyone in that area. Keep us updated about the missing omegas," Be says, nodding to both of them as I slide into the passenger seat. He climbs into the driver''s side, and we speed off before Josh or Ryker can object.