As Owen runs he tries to snap himself out of it. How can he just blatantly stare at Vaughan’s mate like that? But he cannot look away at all, she is mesmerizing, to the point that he cannot take his eyes off her. He scolds himself over and over again but he cannot look away. What is wrong with him? Owen considers running the other way and going somewhere else to sort himself out. There is no way that he can stare at her like that. She is Vaughan’s mate. He tells himself over and over again to turn around but his paws won’t listen, his body won’t respond at all, just running forward, even increasing his speed. Victoria looks forward as a large brown wolf comes into view, the last light of the day plays on his shiny coat making it look so luxurious, all she can think of is thick rich choco