Denae twisted awake as soon as daybreak, her eyes searching for Jake until she found him huddled up against the tree beside hers. He was still in his wolf form, just like her, but unlike her, he was sleeping soundly.
He must’ve really stayed awake last night in the name of protecting her…what a good kid, she couldn’t thank him enough. If he wasn’t here, she’d have been caught last night…she was glad he was with her…glad that she escaped Jerald, but sad about the fact that she wasn’t sure about Zaid’s condition.
She could still feel the ache in her chest…the matebond telling her that her other half was in danger or perhaps it was informing her that he was dead.
Denae didn’t know what to think or how to feel. She’d potentially killed her own mate, but then again, wasn’t he planning to do
