Chapter 8 First Sight Logan's POV The scent hits me firstblood and pain so thick it makes my wolf howl inside my ' Mate . Our mate is hurt . ' chest . My brother Lucas moves beside me , his rage a living thing that makes the air crackle . We've both felt it for the past hourthe pull , the desperate need to find her , the agony that isn't ours but tears through us anyway . Even from this distance , I can smell the extent of her injuries . Fresh blood , old wounds , burns , infection . The metallic tang coats the back of my throat and makes bile rise in my stomach . ' Jesus Christ . What did they do to her ? ' My wolf goes completely feral , slamming against my control with enough force to make me stagger . Through the mate bond , I can feel her pain like phantom wounds across my own bodybroken ribs , concussion , internal bleeding . " Logan. " Lucas's voice comes out rough , dangerous . His eyes flash gold as he fights his own beast . I study the man holding her Jaxon Castellano . Rosalie's mentioned him before , always with that worried crease between her brows . Something about how he'd changed after his daughter was born , but she'd never given details . Right now he's standing between us and our mate like he's ready to die protecting her . His stance is defensive but not aggressive , and there's something broken in his eyes that speaks of fresh grief and guilt . ' He cares about or Whatever else he's done , he cares about her now . ' ugh him anyway, but I force myself to think through the rage . This hatever hell created those injuries . He broke his own pack bonds to pieces click into place with sickening clarity . Rosalie's stories about the Castellano 21:28 4.16 % < Chapter 8 First Sight Get 5 > Menu family . The systematic abuse . The father who rules through fear . The siblings who learned cruelty as a first language . ' His family did this . His own blood tortured our mate . ' " Jaxon . " I keep my voice as level as possible , though it still comes out rougher than intended . " We're not here to hurt anyone . " He doesn't move . " You're Alphas . " " We're Rosalie's brothers , " Lucas adds , his tone slightly gentler than mine . " We're here to help . " Jaxon's eyes flick between us , calculation and desperation warring in his expression . He's weighing the odds , trying to decide if we're another threat . " Jaxon , they won't hurt her . " Rosalie steps forward , her voice soft but certain . " I promise you , they won't hurt her . " Something in my expression must convince him , because he slowly steps aside . And then I see her clearly for the first time . The world goes white . My wolf explodes with such violent fury that the ground beneath my feet cracks . Lucas's answering roar shakes the trees around us , and I feel his Alpha presence slam outward like a shockwave . Her faceGod , her beautiful faceis destroyed . One eye swollen completely shut , her nose clearly broken , lips split and crusted with dried blood . But it's the rest of her that makes my vision go red . Burns cover her arms in perfect circles . Cigarette burns . Someone held her down and tortured her methodically , taking their time to cause maximum pain . Cuts slice across every visible inch of skin , some clearly meant to scar . This wasn't just violencethis was calculated cruelty designed to break her completely . My Alpha power slams outward in a crushing wave . The guards stumble backward , trees bend away from me , and I smell the sudden spike of fear from every wolf within a mile 21:28 4.38 % 2 < Chapter 8 First Sight radius . Get 5 > Menu My canines extend fully . I feel my claws rip through my fingertips . I've made entire bloodlines disappear before for less than this , and I itch to do it again . Lucas matches my fury through our bond . We stand here as two Alpha wolves united in lethal intent . The air crackles around us with barely contained violence . I breathe in her blood , her pain , and cold calculating wrath builds in my chestnot just animal rage , but the methodical fury of a leader who destroys his enemies completely . My Alpha instincts scream for blood . She should have been protected by pack law , by basic decency , by the simple fact that I exist to bring swift and brutal retaliation for this shit . Instead she's broken and bleeding because monsters thought they could act without consequences . They have no fucking idea what they just brought down on themselves . I turn to Jaxon , and he must see something deadly in my expression because he takes an instinctive step back . " Your family . " The words come out flat , not a question . Jaxon's face crumples . He nods miserably . " They'll pay . " The promise comes out flat , absolute . " Every single one of them will pay for what they've done ." " Yes , they will . " Lucas's voice carries the weight of Alpha command , and I can feel his wolf pressing against his control just as hard as mine . " But first we get her to Dr. Flynn . " Chapter Comment ( 5 )