Chapter 49

Ebony's POV

Ford followed me to the bathroom and leaned up against the cabinets while I turned the water on. I felt my wolf rise when he was out of my sight and frowned as I stepped back to look at him.

He was staring at the wall of the shower with a strange expression on his face.

“Are you okay?” I checked.

“Hmm?” His head jerked toward me, and his lips curved upward. “I’m fine. Just had an idea, that’s all.” He tugged his phone out of his pocket, and I watched his thumbs fly over the keyboard while he stared down at the screen.

A book idea?

I didn’t want to interrupt him with the question, so I slid into the shower again and started to strip.

A cupboard door opened—Ford was grabbing something—and I froze as my wolf surged forward again, much harder than she had last time.

My knees gave out, and I crashed to the floor, my back cracking as she took over.

Ford was in the shower in a heartbeat, his hands smoothing over my face and