Chapter 158. The Telepathic Bond

Alison’s POV

“Please... come back to me, Xander.”

I didn’t care that he was snarling like a beast from hell. I didn’t care that his eyes were no longer the warm chocolate brown I adored but a raging blood-red storm of violence. I didn’t even care that my ribs ached and my palms were scratched bloody from diving out of the way again and again. All I cared about was reaching him… my Xander… the man I knew was still buried deep inside that possessed shell.

But God, it was like trying to reach someone through a hurricane.

He lunged again, his movements feral, terrifying. I dropped low just in time, feeling the rush of wind as his claws scraped above my head. My heart thundered in my chest as I rolled away and scrambled to my feet. I looked at him, panting. This wasn’t the man I loved. This wasn’t my Alpha.

“Xander,” I tried again, voice cracking with desperation, “Remember when you first met me? At Silver Moon? Remember how you found me as a slave? Y