Chapter 99

• Without a second thought, she bolted, her feet sinking into the wet floor as she clutched his shirt around her. "Aurum, we have to go back," she pleaded, but her companion remained silent, seemingly intent on drawing him nearer. The bond between mates was undeniable, even in anger.
• "Aurum, please," she gasped, her breath heavy. Suddenly, she was lifted off her feet and slammed against a tree. Her heart pounded in her chest as she feared he might recognize her, but the darkness hid her features beneath a layer of mud. He gently wiped the mud from her cheeks and removed the twigs tangled in her hair, his touch comforting in the dim light of the forest.
• Hazel missed him deeply, longing for his touch that ignited sparks on her skin. Every word she read in books seemed to come alive as if she were living them herself.