I woke to the sounds of screaming, grunts and thuds in that order. The grunts were feminine and the thuds sounded like bodies as they hit the floor. A fight was going on.

"Payne, some help over here." The same feminine voice yelled and despite my fear I bent to the side to see what was going on.

Blood was everywhere. There were at least twenty bodies on the ground but there were still more coming at the girl. She was beautiful. She had black hair and stormy grey eyes that glowed while she fought. She had a somewhat grace and ease in what she was doing and she looked so focussed yet so relaxed as if this was normal to her.

Her body was covered in heavy leathers and tall black boots were on her feet. Her hair in a high pony tail that swung as her body moved in a swift pace.

I stared at her fighting in awe and a piece of me wished I had the training she got. I'd be better off now if that were the case. My thoughts got interrupted when a scent like no other filled my nose. It was a vanilla and dark spice like scent. My wolf stirred inside of me and I took a long intake of the scent. That scent, so divine.

I moved out of view when I heard footsteps moving toward the girl then the noises grew louder as they both fought  against the group of people.

There was a part of me that wanted to run but running wouldn't do me any good, they'd think I was one from the group that abandoned their people to survive. If I stayed put maybe the stench of blood and death would cover my scent and they won't even notice me.

I relax back into my original position nuzled into the tree root and stayed silent as a tomb but the panic grew inside me with every passing second. I didn't move and I didn't want to breath either in fear that I'd make a noise and they'd hear me.

The sounds of groans and snapping of bones ceased and I heard a chuckle from the girl. It was a pretty laugh but in a moment like this? After murdering so many people?

"I think we're done for today. Let's go." The girl urged but I could almost sense that the person with her that ushered out such a divine scent was searching and I would be too if I wasn't as terrified as I was now. The two of them just took on an entire army of rogues, what does that make me? I bet they'd kill me in less than a second with one move.

"Payn-"

"Not just yet. Someone's out here" a deep husky voice said and I felt my stomach churn in delight with just hearing his voice. So rough.

The footsteps grew louder and began in my direction and that's when, I felt the wave of shock leave me and I got to my feet in a second. My adrenaline kicked in and was stronger than ever. I was going to die either way with these two, it made no sense dying like a coward that didn't try, I had to run. I finally found a piece of freedom away from the hell hole of a pack I was in and I wanted to be free. I was tired of being pushed around and beaten. I've been a nobody for too long. If I was going to die, I'll die with pride as I ran from my attackers at least in that way I won't be shunned upon for my lack of effort to live.

I took off in the opposite direction of the two persons behind me as soon as they bent the corner to the tree. I ran as fast as I possibly could have and I felt my muscles tighten with the rush.

I heard steps behind me and it quickened and before I knew it I had been tackled by someone huge and fell flat to the ground in a thud.

Well, I thought I was fast, apparently not fast enough.

The person flipped me over on my back to see what they'd caught and in that second I realized I found where the scent came from, it was stronger now and my wolf was going crazy inside of me. It was him. My skin prickled when his hands connected with my arms and flipped me over and as I faced him my world stopped.

He had jet black hair, curly but trimmed and set in a side wave. His face looked like it was carved by an angel with deadly steel grey eyes that stared at my face blankly. His lips, a pink plump set on his face with a chiseled jaw under high cheek bones and his thick, long eye lashes fanned his cheeks. He was beautiful.

His hands caged me under him and his body hovered over mine but not touching.

"Kill her already" the girl muttered sounding bored but my eyes couldn't leave his just yet. He didn't budge or shift from over me and his eyes held mine as if searching for something.

My wolf howled inside of me and she was saying something but her words were jumbled up when she rambled on as if it were of such urgency. Then her words came out clear and I felt my face flush with the realization.

I had just found my mate.

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