His hidden mate.

en's

y black hair. She was dusting off her clothes, looking flustered and confused. I slowed down, trying to catch my breath, my c

ep towards the woman, my curiosity overwhelming my caution. But befor

e voice kept

was waving her arms frantically, and I could see that she was stuck, una

d?" I asked,

ripped, and my leg got stuck," she said, her voice shaking. I

yself and pulled with all my strength, trying to free her leg from the hole. I

hat strange woman, something inside me shifted. I felt a spark of interest, something I had never felt before. I tried to push it away, but it wouldn't go. I didn't understand what w

his moment, of finally knowing who we were meant to be with. With one last, painful cry, Madeline'

exclaimed, a relieve

u think," I said, tryi

tion on her face. "I'm not a weakling,"

ng a few minutes ago," I sa

ugh along with her, a sense of joy filling me. Moments like this made me realize

fluttered at that moment. "Let's go," I said, taking a step

you going?"

my thoughts that I hadn't even noticed which direction

wrong way," she said, a

f the pack's territory, a place I rarely ventured to. And then I realized why I had never seen that strange

looked around, but there was no sign of her. It w

, still feeling a bit disoriented.

a teasing tone in her voice. "You are the only o

ight. I had been so lost in my thoughts that I had

id, surrenderin

," she said, her eyes sp

gued by her suggestion. She

nd see," she said, refus

new exactly what she had in mind. We both loved racing back to the pack in our wolf forms, seeing who could get there first. It was always a close co

, my voice rumbl

ied, her eyes shining

hest. I looked ahead and saw Madeline pulling ahead of me. I could have easily caught up to her, but I decided to let her win this time. I slowe

ked, her tail wa

rms and collapsed onto the grass, laughing and exhausted. But despite the fun we we

she been at the edge of our territory? I couldn't s