100 kilometers beyond the border of the Northern Territory stood an abandoned way station. Blake curled up in the drafty attic. He had relieved himself once before leaving at noon. Then he had run for an entire day and night, until his strength was completely spent. Now, slumped in a corner against the wall, he drifted in and out of sleep. Suddenly, his body arched sharply. Both hands flew to his crotch. An intense sensation erupted from deep inside him. It shot through every part of his body like an electric current. "Alpha...!" He bit his lower lip. His silver-white hair clung to the corner of his mouth. "What are you doing?" He knew that feeling too well. Every time the seal was touched, he felt it with perfect clarity. He was so far away from her. Why could he still feel i

