Chapter 8: Mysterious Survival

Lucien’s POV

Everyone that came with me stopped and stared at my mate that was before every one of us in the forest. There was no weapon in her hand and she looked confused. She looked at the dead people around her; her supposed kidnappers.

Her hair was disheveled and her clothes were torn all over with some flesh showing. She glanced at me as I approached her in the middle of the dead bodies of her kidnappers. They were cut up so badly that some of their internals were out in the open.

Staring at my mate, both I and Shadow were relieved. I had not gone close to her since the imprint and had even considered rejecting her, but with each step towards her I felt a strange way. When I got to her, I gave her my hand and she looked around the dead men around her again somewhat scared, glanced at the others behind me, then back to me and my hand.

Reluctantly, she took my hand and stood to her feet. I smiled, but it was not up to a minute that I saw her eyes weaken and drain before it shut c