I stared up into his eyes, my breath still coming in ragged gasps as I lay beneath him. His massive body loomed over mine, his powerful frame caging me in, making me feel impossibly small in comparison. My chest rose and fell rapidly, my heart pounding so hard I could feel it in my fingertips. I had just endured the most intense chase of my life, every muscle in my body burning from exertion.
And yet, despite being pinned beneath a towering, lethal predator, I felt safe.
It was a strange contradiction—the contrast between the exhilaration that still buzzed through my veins and the warmth that settled in my chest. Beneath this massive wolf, I wasn’t afraid. Instead, I was completely at ease. If anything, I was more alive than I had ever been.
“You caught me,” I breathed, my voice barely
