Connor I was growling. Who the f**k was that man? His aura was like no other. He wasn't an alpha but something more significant. The look in his eyes was severe. He wanted me dead. I felt like I was a man marked by death. Death roamed over my life since my encounter with him, and I could feel it. I needed to be careful. I hid out in the forest. I was blinded, and my eye was damaged. I needed to go to the hospital, but I couldn't as I didn't know if that man is still in my pack. I mind-linked my beta. 'Beta, that man,' 'He's gone, sir,' he says. I could tell he was distressed and in pain. After all, he was one of the people that the beast almost killed. I think back to my mate and the concern in that stranger's eyes. 'And Elara?' I ask. I am feeling apprehensive and nervous. I want

