drove her dad’s truck as fast as she could. She just wanted Maddox to yell at her. She wanted to hear every word that went on in his head. Kera had to know how to fix this when she returned. After an hour or so Kera brought her hand to her chest and felt Fang sit up in attention. Emotions began to wash over her and she trembled so hard she actually pulled to the side of the road. Without realizing what she was doing she got out of the truck and shifted. Before the pain even subsided she took off down the road. Her tension rose as he drew near. Maddox stalked her in the shadows. His bright white fur darted out and his teeth pushed against her neck. His jaw locked her in place as he growled low in his throat. Kera whimpered in fear but he didn’t hurt her. His warm breath pushed against the back of her neck as he maneuvered her under him and held her in place. The weight from his body and the beating of his heart was the only thing she could feel and hear. His scent washed over her as he continued to growl deep in his throat. Fang understood better than she did. Maddox was an animal. He was a very strong Alpha wolf who by all intents and purposes was claiming her and asking that she submit. If she struggled it would only make him frustrated. Kera had never seen this side of him. Something was different. The one time she had seen him in this form he was more human than wolf. She let her muscled go slack and whimpered in response to his actions. Maddox released her and began to shift. His weight never left her body. Kera shifted as well and tasted the magick on her tongue when her clothes came along with her. A loud groan came out of Maddox’s chest as he shifted slowly. Kera tried to reach out for him but her chest was pinned to the earth from his weight on her back. When he finally finished shifting he bent down and bit the tender flesh between her neck and shoulder. His breath sawed in and out of his mouth as he held her under him. Thro ugh a wave of emotion she spoke, “I’m sorry,” she whispered. This time his growl was all human male. His deep voice echoed through her chest and filtered into her ears. Her skin flushed and goose bumps formed across her legs and back. Maddox inhaled deeply and licked the marks his teeth left on her neck. Kera drew in a shaky breath as he continued up the column of her neck and sunk is teeth into the soft skin of her ear. The small zings of pain shot straight to her stomach and between her legs. When he released her ear he licked away the sting and positioned his lips so he could whisper his next words of command without the possibility of her missing a single word. “ If you run from me again don’t bother coming back,” he spoke in the deepest inflection of his voice. She almost didn’t recognize him. “There won’t be anything left for you to come back to.” Her eyes slammed shut at the pain and anger in his voice. She couldn’t speak because nothing she could say would help the situation. He removed his body from her so quickly the chill left in his wake shook her to the bone. She pushed up from the ground and turned to make sure he was still there. His naked body took her breath away. Each inch of skin was wrapped around hard corded muscles. Steam seemed to permeate off of him. She reached out for him but he backed away with a growl. Again it was human in nature , pushed out deep from his chest. His eyes were the dullest blue she had ever seen and fear chilled her to the bone. His skin hadn’t carried the same wash of power it had every other time he touched her. Her eyes filled with tears. “What happened?” His eyes hardened as he looked at her but he didn’t answer. Kera felt her heart pound against her ribs. She took another step to him and watched is eyes narrow in suspicion. A fissure opened deep inside her chest and threatened to send her to her knees in painful sorrow. Something was very wrong. She hesitated for only a moment before she closed