Randol Jesus. My body definitely feels like I was cut in half. It even hurts to smile. That doesn't stop me from doing it, though. I have just heard the greatest words I have ever heard. "I picked you." I know it's crazy, but I already love her. She is our mate. I couldn't have picked a better one if I tried either. She is kind, smart, beautiful, and sees good in people even when they don't see it in themselves. I could go on and on, I'm sure, but not now. I can hear a very loudmouthed alpha wolf heading for my room as we speak. "Randol! You're awake! Thank God." The door flies open, and this is all I hear before he is already at my bedside. "Calm down, Dad. I'm fine." "You are not fine. You were mauled by a bear." "If you knew what I just got to hear, you would know why I say that."

