As I’m running for Rachel, something terrible happens. I’m so close, I can sense her. I can feel her. My mate is within reach.
But then a solid body slams against me. It’s the alpha of the pack and he’s not going to let me go so easily. I fall to the ground under the unexpected force of his attack. Rachel seems further away than ever.
“You’re dead,” he snarls at me. “I’m done with trying to deal with you. Your fate was sealed the moment you dared return here.”
At that, he lashes out at my neck, clearly intent on tearing my throat out. But I have no intentions of backing down.
I turn away from him, his teeth missing me by mere inches. So close to death, but I roll out from under him and nip at his leg.
I’m the first one to draw blood, which causes him to sound a howl into the night. T
