His Worry

[Fineon’s POV]

The next day, I woke up early to a commotion going on downstairs. Just from the rise and fall of voices and the tense energy I felt radiating around me, I knew that something serious had happened.

Fallon was the only thought that hit me, causing my heart to begin to race. Had something happened to her?

Unable to remain in bed, I slowly got up and found that I had some feeling back in my legs.

Taking a tentative step, I began to move, making my way out of my room and down the long hall that led toward where all the noise was happening.

When I rounded the corner, I found Tyler, Elleric, the big brute, and Ramone all standing together with serious looks on their faces.

Bracing myself, I clear my throat, making my presence known, and waited until all their eyes came to rest on me.

"What’s wrong?" I ask, hoping that it wasn’t involving my mate. "Did something happen?"

"About that," Elleric responds slowly, "it seems that Mount Malum has become active."

"Mount Malum?" I repea