= Menu Chapter 60 Third Person Kane kept his eyes on the road as he followed Seleneâs car. He wasnât sure why he was tailing her, but when his mom said she was leaving, something inside him wouldnât let her go.
How dare she leave his pack without his permission?
The first few raindrops hit his windshield without warning. Looking up, he saw dark clouds gathering overhead.
âGreat, rain,â he muttered.
Water slicked the asphalt, and thunder cracked across the sky. Kane fixed his eyes on the red taillights of Seleneâs car ahead.
While driving, he tried calling her. He needed answers â needed to understand why she was leaving. Something felt wrong about all this.
Each time she rejected his call, his anxiety grew. This woman was driving him crazy.
âWhy wonât she pick up the damn phone?â His knuckles went white as he gripped the steering wheel harder.
The winter rain created a thick blanket of fog, turning the road into a hazardous maze of limited visibility.
Every argument theyâd had this week played through his mind. Her harsh words hung in his thoughts like the heavy clouds above.
âDoes she really think I canât stop her?â He growled, pressing down on the gas.
Meanwhile, Selene stared at her phone screen, watching Kaneâs calls come in one after another.
She couldnât figure out what he wanted, but she didnât owe him anything anymore. She wasnât part of his pack, and he wasnât her Alpha.
She turned off her phone and shoved it in her bag. The last thing she wanted was to talk to him.
âPlease get me home quickly,â she told her driver.
He caught her eye in the rearview mirror. âYes, Miss. Iâm going as fast as I safely can.â
She nodded and turned to watch the rainâstreaked window.
From the backseat, Selene watched the world blur past. The events of the past week flooded her mind, strengthening her resolve never to return to this pack.
The raindrops tracking down the window mirrored her mood. The sudden storm seemed fitting â as chaotic as her life had become.
Like this gloomy weather, her life was full of fog and uncertainty.
Sheâd come to help Alpha Garrett, and sheâd succeeded. Now it was time to return home â to her children.
Her twinsâ behavior toward their father troubled her.
One question kept nagging at her: âWhat happens when they learn the truth about their relationship?
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Menu The engineâs hum and rhythmic swish of wipers were making her drowsy. The rainâs steady drumming on the roof pulled at old memories, like each drop carried a piece of her past.
Her driverâs panicked voice shattered the calm.
âMiss, the brakes arenât working!â
Her eyes snapped wide.
âWhat?â
Terror gripped her chest, making it hard to breathe. Any sense of safety vanished instantly.
She looked at her driver in disbelief, then at the road ahead.
He wasnât wrong â the brakes were completely dead.
The driver wrestled with the wheel, but the car wouldnât respond. The rainâslicked road made it impossible to control. Without brakes, they were helpless.
As they approached a steep slope, time seemed to slow down for Selene. Each second stretched into eternity. Pure fear coursed through her veins.
âLOOK OU-â
Her warning cut off as the car lurched violently.
The vehicle started spinning.
Panic overwhelmed Seleneâs thoughts. This couldnât be happening. She was going to die.
Kane, still following behind, could see everything unfold in his headlights.
His heart nearly stopped when he saw Seleneâs car start to spin out of control.
The scene before him was straight out of his worst nightmares. His whole body shook with denial, refusing to accept what he was seeing.
Kane acted on pure instinct â no time to think. Despite knowing he was risking his life, he didnât hesitate.
He steered his car toward Seleneâs.
Though his heart was racing, he directed his vehicle with precision, a silent prayer on his lips.
With calculated force, Kaneâs car connected with Seleneâs.
The impact halted the deadly spin.
Metal screamed against metal as the collision brought both cars to a stop mere inches from disaster.
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Menu Kane didnât waste a second catching his breath. He bolted out of the car without hesitation.
Adrenaline pushed him forward. The sound of rain faded against his thundering heartbeat.
In his desperate rush to reach Seleneâs car, he barely registered the wet pavement beneath his feet.
The world blurred around him, his pounding heart making everything seem unreal.
With each step closer, his heart shattered more, dread creeping through his veins and chilling him to the core.
Seleneâs car sat silent in the rain like a dark omen, and Kane was desperate to uncover its secrets.
âSelene, can you hear me?â he called out.
His voice reached her like a lifeline pulling her from darkness.
Inside the car, Selene was drowning in a storm of emotions.
Her world, as fragile as spun glass and nearly shattered by the crash, suddenly found stillness.
Kaneâs voice, though clear and steady, seemed to echo from far away, from a place she struggled to reach.
The pain from her injuries had numbed her mind, but his voice promised salvation.
Her reality had flipped upside down, her mind a battlefield between the present and flashes of the crash.
Sharp fragments of memory kept cutting through her thoughts, each one a painful reminder of what sheâd survived.
How had it happened? Hadnât she just been thinking about the weather and her past? Everything had been fine moments ago.
Then came the screech of tires, the explosion of glass, the violent spin â moments that had nearly stolen her life.
His voice slowly pulled her back to consciousness. His face appeared through the shattered window, etched with concern.
When Seleneâs eyes found him, she startled. The sight of him felt both familiar and dreamlike, jolting her back to reality.
Their eyes met, his filled with unspoken fears and worry.
âSelene? Stay with me. Donât close your eyes,â he called through the broken window.
He reached for her hand. The moment their fingers touched, their mate bond surged between them like an electric current.
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The connection reminded her that he was still her mate â something sheâd almost forgotten.
Kane let out a fierce growl when he saw her bloodâcovered, trembling hand â clear evidence of her pain.
His wolf fought to take control, desperate to protect his mate. Heâd waited so long to find her; he couldnât lose her now.
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Ignoring the bite of broken glass, Kane reached through the window to unlock the door.
As it opened, Selene slumped sideways, and he immediately gathered her into his arms.
Her eyes reflected her ordeal, showing both vulnerability and resilience.
âYouâre going to be okay. Iâve got you,â he assured her, his voice steady despite his fear.
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Menu His heart nearly stopped when he saw the blood streaming down her face from a head wound.
The feeling that gripped him was foreign the realization that the accident had nearly stolen everyt hing from him.
He gently patted her cheek. âSelene.â
She started to drift off, but his voice anchored her to consciousness.
When she finally processed what had happened, she weakly shook her head as Kane started toward his car. His vehicle looked as damaged as hers.
Kane moved on autopilot, thinking only of getting her to a hospital, forgetting his car wouldnât start either.
âNâno,â she mumbled, shaking her head again. âHelp my driver... heâs still in the car.â
Kane ignored her protests and opened his car door, cursing when smoke billowed out â proof of total damage.
His phone rang, reminding him heâd thrown it in anger earlier. Somehow managing to hold Selene while searching, he found it on the ground.
âKan-â
Kane cut Finn off midâword, âGet to Shadow Creek Road. Now.â
âShadow Creek? Iâm nearby. Whatâs wrong?â
Kane glanced at the other car where Seleneâs driver remained trapped.
âCall an ambulance and hurry,â he barked before hanging up, not wasting time on explanations.
He looked down at Selene, who was taking deep, labored breaths.
âI can walk,â she insisted through the pain. âMy legs are fine.â
He ignored her, holding her closer, refusing to let go.
The rain had finally stopped. It had washed away some of the blood staining Seleneâs skin.
Suddenly, Kane noticed something on her right hand â a burn scar.
His heart rate spiked as he remembered the girl whoâd saved him years ago.
He stared at her hand, confusion flooding his mind.
âWhere did you get this scar?â