#Chapter 228: Please Don’t Leave Me Again

“I’m sorry,” I said. My voice felt raw from disuse. “I’m so sorry.” “Save it for Elva and Nick, yeah?” Julian’s easy smile was back. Truly, he seemed relieved. “Just a second, alright?” He stepped backwards from me and suddenly shifted into his wolf. Then, he threw his head back and howled. An answering howl sounded, closer than the last. Julian shifted back into human form. “That will bring Nicholas.” I wiped at my tears. “T-thank you…” Julian had saved me in a way, I wasn’t sure anyone would have been able to. I trusted him. He was my friend. But he wasn’t my mate. My emotions around him weren’t as out of control as Nicholas. If Nicholas had appeared in an attempt to calm me down, I likely would have run further in the opposite direction. Nicholas had been one of the many worries I had been running from. “You scared the shit out of him, Piper,” Julian said, and despite the way they bicker and fight, I could see the twinge of anger Julian felt on his brother’s behalf. “I’m so