SIXTY EIGHT

~ Emmy ~

The air in the room hung heavy with tension; I felt the exhaustion coursing through me, the remnants of the explosive experience of shifting for the first time, learning what I was and what that meant for my life now, still fresh in my mind.

"Cute!" I snapped, glaring at the two men in front of me. Were they really going to act like I hadn't just caught them at each other's throats, quite literally?

"I know, I can't help it", Wyatt teased playfully, and I couldn't help but smile. He was an ass, and I was sure he had been pushing Matteo to react, but something about his brazenness had me hooked. He was a cheeky fucker who liked to rile people up.

My eyes drifted over Matteo, and I was glad that Rae was still asleep because he looked absolutely exhausted, more so than I felt. I had absolutely no doubt she would be at his side, desperately pandering to his needs.

"Someone wanna fill me in!" I barked, pushing the blanket off me. I frowned, smelling that intoxicating scent from