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“Why are we trekking through the forest again?” Maya asked. She followed behind Zion as the sun beat down. It was too hot, and she was so hungry. It had been five days since she’d met Marshall, and every day since then, Zion had shown up at her door at the crack of dawn. Each day they’d gone into the forest for hours at a time.She was sweating so badly that her clothes were soaked. “I’ve been talking to Paul.”“Why are you talking to my uncle?”“He wants you to continue your training, and I’m in agreement with him. You need to keep up your strength.”“And here I was thinking I was going to get a vacation.” She tried to tease, but Zion had turned into a right stick in the mud. He no longer laughed or messed around. He was becoming way too serious in his old age.Old, he’s only two years ahead of me, maybe three.“I thought you were taking this seriously?”“I am taking this seriously. I’m here.”“You want to be strong enough to handle the transition.”“Trekking through the forest is no

“I’m not going to hurt her. I’m going to help her uncle train her.” He’d told his father the truth, knowing David would want the truth of what was going on.“I wish there was something I could do.”“Keep looking for an answer. I’ll stay in touch all the time.”“I don’t like you going,” Diana said, coming to the doorway. “This is so hard. I never thought I’d have to say goodbye to my boy.”“I’m going to help my mate, Mom. I’m not going to ever be here again.”The only thing he’d not told his parents about was the agreement he’d made with Marshall. They didn’t need to know that he was going to die if Maya didn’t make it. He hoped to God that she did.“We better get you over there before they send Maya off without you.” His father gripped his arm tightly. “I’m going to miss you, son.”“And I’m going to miss you both.” He hugged his father before pulling his mother into his arms. “Please, don’t stop looking.”“We won’t. I promise you, we won’t,” Diana said.Grabbing his bag, he made his w

He walked behind her into the bedroom, dropping her bag onto her bed.“I’ll unpack later. Let’s see your room.”She took the lead opening up his room. The view was perfect of the ranch from his bedroom. “How are you coping?”“I’m fine, Maya.”“I didn’t think I’d care, but I’m really glad you’re here.”“I’m going to take that as a compliment.”“You should. I mean it with all the love in the world.”He laughed. “Come on before he gets a shotgun to my ass for being improper.”Zion took her hand leading her back toward Uncle Paul.She meant every word she spoke to him. Zion didn’t have any idea how much she appreciated him. The very thought of going through this alone scared her. Uncle Paul was amazing to her, but he wasn’t packed. Zion had the link to the pack. He’d been through the transition and knew exactly what she was going through.The rest of the afternoon was spent showing Zion around the place.She’d seen most of the ranch and didn’t really need a tour to become acquainted. At t

Four months laterMaya twirled her pencil between her fingers. Math class was always a nightmare, but she couldn’t get her mind off the guy waiting for her at the end of the day. She had an hour before she saw Zion again, and she couldn’t wait. He hadn’t left her side once even though he must be missing the pack. On the last four full-moons she’d watched him through her bedroom window turn into a wolf and run through the ranch. They didn’t have any neighbors, and the men who worked on the ranch left every day.Biting her lip she saw the way his body looked with the moonlight shining down on him. He was so tall and muscular. The nights were becoming hard for Maya. Her dreams were full of Zion. He was everywhere as a wolf and a man.“Maya?”Glancing up she saw the teacher had stopped in front of her desk. “Sorry, Mr. Evans.”“You can be in fairy land on your own time, Maya. When you’re in my classroom I demand your attention.”“Of course, I’m sorry.” There were a few sniggers from the f

“We need to know what we’re up against. Maya’s ready, and we’re wasting time. I didn’t want to wait until next year to try this. She’s as strong as she’s going to get.”Zion looked toward Maya. She couldn’t hear them as she had headphones in her ears. “What’s the risk?”“It’s a high risk. This has never been done before.”“I fucking hate this,” Zion said.“She’s your mate?”“Yes.”“Are you willing to risk everything to help her?”“You know I am.”“Then I guess we’re going to have to try.” Paul slapped him on the back walking into the barn.Zion didn’t have a choice. He closed and locked the door. “Is everyone gone?”“Yes. We’re alone. No one is going to interrupt us.”Removing his shirt, Zion grabbed the chains from the center of the room while Paul touched Maya.“Sorry, I was in the zone,” Maya said, removing the earbuds. “What’s going on?”“We’re going to try to call on your wolf,” Paul said.He didn’t want to use these chains on her, but he didn’t see a choice. Calling a sleeping w