ALPHA'S HUMAN SURROGATE 38

CATRIONA

“Are you talking about Jayden?” I asked, my voice laced with suspicion.

“And do you, by any chance, have a third boyfriend?” the woman snapped with disdain.

“A third—what?” I blinked, baffled. “I assume you're not deaf, so you heard me. Now I want you to follow me,” she said sharply.

“Listen, woman. I’m not going anywhere with you until you explain what the hell you meant. Did you kill Jayden?” I demanded.

“For now, no,” she answered coldly. “But he will die—and that includes the two of you. Since you're his mate, you're the only one who can help bring him back into his body.”

I froze. “Are you saying his spirit… left his body? And saw me kissing someone else?”

“Exactly,” she said with a hint of bitterness. “Now I understand why his body reacted that way. His spirit was here the entire t……