“Watch out!” Samantha yells but too late, Samuel runs smack into a tree. Samuel hit his head so hard that for a split second he lost his balance and fell to the ground. “Not a good idea to take such an old tree on,” Samantha jokes, kneeling beside Samuel. “Not a good idea to distract a running guy either,” Samuel says, sitting up. “I am Samantha by the way. Samantha Wilder if you want to un mate,” she says, the hurt clear in her tone. “Un mate?” Samuel says, finding his feet. “Yeah, you know, like not want to be mates. Sorry, I had to block my mind; my pack’s mind links got too much for me. I could not even make out what they were on about,” Samantha says. “I caught some of it. Why does it feel like I love you, but I don’t even know you? Do I know you?” Samuel asks. “Um, well, I ta

