Maddie POVOne minute, I am making love to my mate. I want to feel him, I want this bond. I need this to be complete. I want to feel everything that the Moon Goddess has gifted to us. Being mates is a gift, that’s what everyone says, and being fated mated to my best friend? That’s the best gift I have ever had. I mark him and then it all goes dark. I feel like I am floating, and my wolf takes over. I don’t know what happens but when I open my eyes, I see Colt is still under me.Wait, this isn’t Colt. This is 1006. He is skinny and frail and…oh my god, he is inside me! How did I mate with him? I gasp feeling my neck and then I look at his. Not only did we mate but we marked!? What the hell is going on? 1006 looks at me and he is stunned too. I climb off of him and start to panic!“Maddie!!” I hear Colt scream at me through the glass. I look at him and feel faint- he looks awful. Pale and sickly and even though I marked him, I can barely feel him. I feel him more than I did before but

Maddie POVI open 1006’s hospital room door slowly but I am already filled with desire, but also shame. How is this possible? 1006 looks at me as I walk in and I grab the chair next to the bedside, dragging it away- I don’t want to be near him. I don’t want another incident. Instincts may have taken over before but until Colt accepts this I can’t either.I look at his face and color has begun to come back into his cheeks. They are pinker than just an hour ago when I last saw him. I sit down, clearing my throat but words are hard to form.“1001,” he begins but I shake my head, “Maddie. My name is Maddie.” I say, loud enough for him to hear. I try to make myself sound brave but I fear it’s just an act.His hands grab his blanket, and he wrinkles it with his fingers, “Maddie,” he says my name like it’s heavenly and I sigh.“Do you know what happened between us?” I ask.He shakes his head, “I only know what you and traitor 1005 have told me.”“If he’s a traitor then so am I. I left too.”

Maddie POVTears stream down my face as I watch Colt leave the room but there isn’t anything I can do. I know he’s upset but we don’t have a choice. Dr. Wayne said that since this bond is so different, rejection could kill us both. I don’t want to mate with 1006 again but I want to get to know him. Maybe we can find a way to get rid of this bond? It was made in a lab, maybe science is the answer.“Maddie,” 1006’s voice comes from behind me, but it’s broken. I turn to look at him and he’s crying as well. “Your sadness is overwhelming.” He says, holding his chest. Dr. Wayne watches through the open door and I hear him tell Caleb, “It’s incredible. The bond, it is amplified so much,” he says, taking notes.Lucas and Ryan look at him and then at me as they walk into the room, “Give him time, Maddie. We will figure this out. This would be a lot for anyone, and he lost a leg.” Ryan says, sitting on the chair. 1006 wipes his eyes and sniffles, “Is this normal? Should I be crying from her emo

Colt POVMaddie holds my hand as we lay in the grass and look up at the moon. When I laid under her bedroom window, it was so I could feel near to her. I don’t want to give up on my mate. I just want to have time to find out who I am again. My world has fallen apart in a matter of 48 hours. It was never perfect before, but it was never broken like it is now either.When Maddie touches me, I can still feel the tingles and her love, but it’s blocked still. It wasn’t like when we first found each other again. The pull and electric touches are present but at a minimal level. I miss her so much and I want to be close to her and this is easiest- when she is away from 1006.I sigh and she squeezes my hand, “Colt,” she whispers, and I turn my head toward her. We face one another and the grass rubs against my cheek, “I will give you time. I want you and only you. I am hoping Dr. Wayne can get rid of this bond between Ian and me. I don’t want him.” She says this, looking into my eyes. Her voice

Colt POVI am talking to Lila when Caleb finds me out of breath, “Colt, Maddie needs you now!” The sheer terror written on his face makes me drop the bushel of apples I am carrying inside the packhouse.“What happened?” I ask. His fear is radiating into me. Lila looks concerned too and we both look at Caleb for answers.“Maddie’s heat is beginning; you must meet her at the cottage now,” Caleb says, grabbing my arm.“Her heat? Like what happens to cats?” I ask- What? Lila sighs in relief as she begins picking up the apples but I am still confused.Caleb stops pulling when he realizes Maddie never explained this to me. “She was supposed to tell you, but I guess she got sidetracked. Yes, every time a she-wolf marks and mates, a heat starts a few days later. The she-wolf has to mate with a male wolf or death is possible for her.”My face twists in fear, “What about 1006?” Anger now fills me, but Caleb shakes his head, “Maddie has made it clear she doesn’t want to mate with him so we have