Ambushed

KADEN

I froze when I saw her eyes glow in mine. I knew what it meant or at least what it might mean but when my wolf confirmed by saying "mate," I was very surprised.

Even after she fainted, her breaths were still heavy and jagged. She must have been running for a long time, but from what? Or whom? There were so many things going through my mind all at once and all of a sudden, my hunting now felt very unimportant.

I put a stray strand of hair on her face behind her ear and my fingers brushed her face and my wolf grunted something inaudible. Now that was strange. My wolf barely ever made a sound not to talk of grunting or mumbling. I mostly sensed it when I was angry. Now all of a sudden it was speaking freely.

Ignoring all of this I lifted her from the ground. She was surprisingly light for the way she looked. She must have been out cold because she didn't move a muscle even as I carried her. My steps changed from a walk to a stride, then a jog. I could hear her heartbeat but it was