I wanted to ask Liv what she was going to do now—but I knew she didn't know.
When Jonah's head cleared the pit, his gaze went to Gwen, and lingered.
Then it turned to me.
I managed a small smile and a thumbs-up.
Liv made a strangled noise as Jonah walked up to the chair Gwen had occupied throughout the fights.
If Liv had been Callum, she would've waltzed up next to my sister and told Jonah that she was the only woman he'd be making vows to, claiming him in an entirely public and unhinged way.
She wasn't Callum, though.
I could hear how fast she was breathing, too.
Merrily asked quietly if Liv was okay.
Callum told Mer she wasn't.
God, what a mess.
None of us spoke as Jonah took Gwen's hand and made the simple vow to protect her. The magic that bound a pack together was natural. Instinctual. Uncontrollable.
The power tying me and Jonah together snapped, and I sucked in a breath as that space in my subconscious was suddenly just a little more free.
Sable woke up long enough to ask,"He's out of the pack?"
"Yeah."
"Finally."
She was back asleep almost immediately.
Callum's thumb stroked my hip slowly, trying to comfort me from a loss that he probably assumed would hurt me in some way.
"I'm fine,"I said into his mind.
"Good. We need to get Liv to the car as soon as possible."
The crowd roared, and music started to play.
Gwen was waving me toward her and Jonah. Our parents were behind her, beaming.
Shit.
I knew fixing burnt bridges was a bad idea.
"Go. We'll get her out of here,"Callum told me.
"I want to help."
"You can help by making sure Jonah doesn't see her spiral. I'll be back as soon as I can."His lips brushed my temple.
I gave Liv's hand one last squeeze before striding toward the group of wolves in front of me.
Jonah didn't look nearly as excited as my family members, though he wore a polite expression as my mom and dad hugged him, welcoming him back into the family as if they hadn't rejected him when Gwen did.
"I'm glad we can all be together again," Gwen admitted, giving me a cautious hug when I reached them.
