"Mate."

He growled, his voice deep and his nostrils flaring as he took in the scent of his now frightened mate.

He watched his mate flinch in fear, her hand flying to her chest and a startled shriek escaping her lips.

Her face turned pale as the colours faded. Her eyes were wide and frantic in a quick panic.

Her beating heart was now thumping faster and filled with adrenaline and the need to run more.

His keen and sensitive ears picked up every beat her heart took.

"Mate."

He growls even deeper than before, not helping the state of the frightened Lisa in front of him.

His eyes flashed...