Page 49 of Taming the Beasts

Bennett shoved me backward into his office and slammed the door behind me.

I heard Emma’s sobs through the door and another loud growl.

I fell to my knees and buried my face in my hands. Callum was hurt. Titan had only changed because I kept making him mad. And Callum only followed me because I hadn’t told anyone about this freaking coin yet. This was all my fault. Emma was never going to forgive me.

I wiped my eyes and grabbed the coin from my jacket.

Why on earth had I let Kebe get in my head about this? My boyfriends needed the cure. If I knew how to activate this stupid thing, I’d do it right now. But I had no idea how.

I cringed each time I heard a growl.

Something slammed against the door, making the hinges creak.

I slid behind Bennett’s desk. Not that hiding would help. Titan could move this desk with one swipe of his paw.

I put my hand on the center of my chest. My heart was racing so fast. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get used toseeing them shift. Especially because every time they did, it seemed like one of them wanted to hurt me.

Soon the only noise I could hear was my own sniffling. I wiped my eyes again and looked down at the coin in my palm.

Part of me wished I’d never heard of this coin. It felt like nothing good had happened since I’d found it. Although that was just because I’d kept it a secret. I closed my hand around the coin, expecting to feel the warmth spread across my palm. But today, the coin just felt cold. Like all the goodness had seeped out.

I wasn’t sure how long I sat there, but finally I heard the squeak of Bennett’s door opening. And then the door fell from its hinges, crashing to the ground.

Fuck.I held the coin tighter and waited for a growling noise. “Coin activate!” I said in my head, hoping by some miracle that’s all it took. But nothing happened.

There was no growling either though.

“We’ll have to fix that,” Bennett said. “Zoey?”

I slowly peered around the desk. Bennett was standing there, looking at the broken door.

Oh thank God.I ran over to him and jumped into his arms. A sob escaped my throat.

“It’s alright. I’ve got you.”

I clung to him. “Please tell me everyone is okay.”

“Everyone is okay,” he said.

“Even Callum?”

“He’ll be fine.”

He hadn’t looked fine to me. “I’m so sorry, Bennett. About everything.”

“You didn’t do anything wrong.” He kissed the side of my neck.

Yes I had. He just didn’t know it yet. All I wanted to do was stay safely in his arms. But I needed to tell him the truth. I unwrapped my legs from his waist and placed my feet on the ground. “Emma and I came to the bank to tell you all something.”

“What?”

“Come with me.” I grabbed his hand and pulled him out of his office.

The guys were cleaning up from the fight. Although I wasn’t sure the marble pillar that Huxley was looking at was very easy to fix.

Ace and Titan were themselves again. But they were wearing different clothes.

Ace gave me a small smile and picked up some papers off the ground.