Chapter 57 The Heat

• Mercedes runs out of the building with Saphira's hand still in hers. The women suddenly come face to face with two men running towards them.
• Mercedes now lets go of Saphira's hand and runs towards the man with the sky-blue eyes. His long blond-brown locks flutter behind him as he comes closer to her, finally catching his mate with open arms. She clings tightly to him, her body absorbing his warmth like a sponge with water. Their lips stick to each other in desperation until they become breathless. “Mercedes,” Alpha Zane clamors, his forehead against hers as he holds her high in his arms. “Little Luna, I was so worried about you. I felt your moods change but knew you weren't in any danger, that it wasn't something you couldn't handle on your own," he whispers to her. "Did everything go well, cupido?" he teases.
• Mercedes now turns to Saphira. Her friend has stopped at a distance and is staring at Jace, standing frozen, looking back at her. Slowly Zane slides his mate against his body, back onto her feet. They are now gaping at Jace and Saphira, waiting for their next move. But then Jace suddenly turns and walks in vast strides back in the direction from which he came. Mercedes and Zane stare at him in amazement. They can't understand that Jace, who has suffered a lot from the long separation from his mate, is walking away now that he has met her.