••• Charlotte’s POV •••
The utility room was dark, bar from the light seeping from the crack at the bottom of the door.
I could feel the warm breath of the man behind me hitting the top of my head.
I began struggling to free myself from his hold, but the man was too strong. His grip tightened the more I struggled.
Who was he?
Who was stronger than me after my power had awakened?
I tried to shift, but I felt something was wrong.
Lexi seemed to hold me back from shifting.
“Lexi!” I yelled at my wolf in my head, only to hear her purring.
Why was Lexi purring at this moment?
I froze when suddenly I noticed his scent.
This scent…
The way Lexi was purring…
My body began trembling as I stopped struggling.
Could it be…
“Lottie?” A man’s voice was heard, laced with uncertainty.
That voice...
The voice that I had longed to hear for so many months...
“Lottie?” he called my name again, still with the same uncertain tone.