I

The moment her feet touch the dry land, Andreitte run immediately going inside the forest and tried to find a secluded or a good hiding place. Although it was dark around, Andreitte notice an area with tall bushes. Using the gallon of water in her hand, which she is still carrying, she parted the tall bushes until she came to a clean spot after the tall bushes. Out of the nearby medium size trees, she chose the one located in the middle and decided to lean her fatigue back on it.  Out of tiredness and lack of sleep, Andreitte unintentionally has been engulfed by darkness.

Walking in a fleeting manner, Alpha King Dantes could tell that he is already nearing the spot where the she-wolf Zeta is hiding. He walk further and furrowed upon seeing tall bushes already. It was like a dead end. 

“But the wind with her scent seemed to be leading me that way,” he murmured as his brows knitted.

He looked for a piece of wood or any of the fallen branches from the tree that he could use to create his passage among the tall bushes. Luckily, he found one.

He started to walk slowly not minding the bushes as they touches his exposed arms. As he goes deeper into the bushes, the familiar scent keeps getting stronger and he knows then that he is on the right path of finally finding the Zeta She-wolf.

As he got out of the bushes, he was amazed to realize that there is a clean spot thereafter with some trees around. He decided to stop walking and inhale deeply, savoring that strong scent of dark green leaves with traces of hyacinth and jasmine. He walked directly to a certain tree, almost in the middle of the area.

And then amusement floods his expression as he noticed a woman when a ray of moonlight showers over her frame. Her arms are embracing tightly a medium size gallon of water while her back leans on the tree. In her most critical situation, she even had the audacity to sleep!

He kneels in front of her to check how deeply she is sleeping. She is softly sneering, most probably she has been too tired of running and swimming just to escape from him. 

“This woman is a nut!” he thought, smirking. He is trying to figure out her face despite of the only dim light that his eyesight could gather.

Her rare yet familiar scent invaded his nostrils reaching out to his wolf inside, who has been howling and shouting the word, ‘Mate…Mine!’

II

A smile suddenly crept through his luscious yet manly, thick, red lips as he extends his hand and caress her small face.

She still snores but her hand by instinct moves to slap his hand out of her face and then she snores again.

He wanted to laugh out loud, thinking how crazy this woman could get. He watches her as a ray of light once more catches her frame. Enthralled, he could not control himself as he slowly moves his face nearer to her until his lips touches her soft lips.

She moves as if she is being disturbed in her sleep and positions her body on her side while still leaning on the tree. He chuckles as he touches his lips. He could still feel her lips, which softness still lingers therein. 

And then, once again his hands move by putting away from her face some strands of her hair. She softly snores again, but suddenly she jerks, maybe sensing that she is no longer alone. 

With wide eyes out of surprise, she right away stands up and positions herself in her fighting stance. But an aromatic scent like cedarwood hits her nostrils, making her heart flip upside down. She becomes speechless.

“At long last, you are awake,” he said in his deep, baritone voice. “I thought you will be sleeping until morning,” he added, chuckling.

Gaining her composure, she squints her eyes as she looks at him, trying to see his face in the dim light. “Who are you?” she asked in a stern voice.

“I don’t think, you do not know who am I,” he retorted in a challenging tone.

“Should I have known who are you, I will not ask,” she replied with sarcasm. She will not admit that she could also feel that mate kind of feelings for him. No way. She cannot be mated to a man under the group of the Alpha King! She thought hastily while her mind starts to think about how to give him a hard blow and run again to save her dear life.

“Don’t ever think of escaping again, you have no way out,” suddenly he said as if he was able to read her mind. And, in one quick motion, he was at her back already, enclosing her with his muscled and solid arms, and pinning her tightly against his hard chest.