Chapter 107

Theo's POV The moment Claire burst through my office door, tears streaming down her face and her entire body trembling with the aftershock of what she'd endured, something inside my chest shattered completely. I didn't need to ask what had happened—the devastation written across her beautiful features told me everything I needed to know about the price of my public declaration. I caught her as she collapsed into my arms, her fingers clutching at my shirt with desperate intensity. Her whole body shook against mine, and I could feel the rapid flutter of her heartbeat through the thin fabric of her blouse. The scent of her fear and distress made my wolf pace frantically beneath my skin, every protective instinct I possessed screaming for action against threats I couldn't physically fight. "I've got you," I murmured against her hair, pressing gentle kisses to the crown of her head as she buried her face in my chest. "You're safe now. I've got you." But even as I spoke the words, I knew the