Caden Albright, Thorne, and Lachlan burst through the door. Inside the bamboo house, the sweet, cloying scent of a female had intensified severalfold.
Evangeline was sunk deep in the bedding, her red gauze robes in disarray. An unnatural flush colored her jade-like skin, the scarlet hue spreading from her collarbones to her ankles. A gasp escaped her throat, and fine beads of cold sweat dotted her forehead.
"Eva!"
Thorne, ever the most impetuous, saw something was wrong with Evangeline and darted forward to carry her away. But Nix's arm barred his path, his violet eyes filled with iciness.
"Get out of my way!" Thorne's fangs flashed, and hostility surged in his dark green eyes. "Her heat can kill her! If you can't suppress her urges, then let someone else do it!"
"Thorne! Calm down! Don't be impulsive!" Caden Albright stepped forward, reaching out to touch Evangeline's flushed cheek.
