Chapter 6. My First Shift

Catherine’s POV

“Kate, NO!” Brian roared over the mind-link as he saw me sprinting into the blazing pack house.

I was not going to let the pups die.

I dashed towards the stairs as balls of black smoke poured in. I hurried up the steps as fast as I could, covering my nose and mouth.

The second set of stairs appeared to be smoke-free, but as I stepped around the bench, raging red flames greeted me, and I took a step back, feeling the burning heat roll down the hallway.

“F*ck!” My pulse raced as I swore, the pup’s nursery was on the third floor. I might reach them, but I will not be able to bring them down this way.

“Think, Kate! Think!”

“You better be moving,” Kia urged. “The moon has almost reached its peak, shifting here…”

“… will have us killed.” I cut her off and climbed the stairs toward the third floor, rushing down the silent hallway.

The silence on the floor was intimidating, yet I ignored it and ran toward the nurse