chapter 101

TYLER

Moving forward through the dark woods toward Wolf Creek took all my willpower. Every ounce of my being wanted me to turn back. I’d been walking all day, fighting against the pull of my mate.

It felt like I was being ripped in two. My soul was at war with my body, threatening to split from me and find its way to her.

The woman who was the cause of my madness and my pain was also my reason for breathing. I needed her like I needed oxygen.

I wasn’t sure when it happened or how I’d let the bond take over so completely. It didn’t matter though. It was too late to do anything else other than claim her as mine.

Once I completed the bond, once I felt our souls join, everything would be right with the world. The mark she wore meant nothing. She would bend to me as was her place.

Walking back into Wolf Creek, empty handed, was going to drive my father into a rage. He never wanted this for me, but he didn’t know what it was like. He never felt the pull of the mating bond. It was a connecti