Argent

James and I run like we have never run before. My wolf hits speeds that I didn't think were possible. I hear James in my mind, begging me to slow down.

But I can’t. I wish I could go faster.

The doctor’s words ring in my ears over and over. "Aida has lost too much blood to survive …"

I howl. I howl a continuous, heartbroken lament. I hear my wolf brothers and sisters respond. They feel my pain. The ones who are mated know it on an even deeper level.

If you lose your mate, part of your soul dies too.

James and I continue to leap and...