Alpha Stefan’s POV Hearing the snarls and yaps of my guard behind me, I drive forward relentlessly. Pushing off the ground with every ounce of power our heavy paws possess. My mind keeps playing over the words ‘There’s a girl’. If it’s my girl, I have to reach her quickly. I know for her it’s too soon for me to wrap my arms around her and never let go. But, I’ll happily just look at her and know she is no longer at risk of harm. I can feel the energy draining from my wolves, their heavy panting echoes around me and through the mind link I can feel their fatigue setting in. Not one of them will complain, they understand the mate bond, and this is their Luna we’re talking about. We’ve made good distance since the call, Glasgow to Dumfries. I spy a gem-blue river up ahead. It’s seeping a

