I gripped my aching bones and panted heavily. As suddenly as the pain came it went. My wolf awoke within me, but I didn’t shift. How is that possible without venom to keep me from splitting into two? “Dove? How are we okay?” I asked. “Mate,” she replied. “Excuse me?” “Mate… mate.” I looked around searching for a male. Heat rushed to my cheeks. I was naked in the lake. This wasn’t the ideal scenario to meet my fated mate but who was he? “Where is he?” I whispered. “Mate,” a soft male voice said. I stepped back into the water and cupped my breasts. The stars didn’t provide enough light for me to see the face of my mate. He cleared the bushes and walked into the lake. The closer he came the faster my heart beat. He was tall with large, toned and hard muscles. He must have been comin

