Her interest in getting to know my guard took on a whole new meaning and I cringed. My guard wasn't coming to my rescue. I steeled myself, I was going to have to fight my way out of this mess. I stared out the window and calmed my breathing.

Ryana noticed my attention to our surroundings.

"Oh, don't worry about where you are going, all right," she said. "You'll never find your way back. Not that the sweet little doctor will have much left of her when I finish. Extracting something as powerful as the mate bond will probably destroy you," her grin was manic and her eyes were alight...