He’s warning me that I’m his prey and if this wall wasn’t holding him back, nothing I could say would stop him from tearing me limb from limb. We connect for one second, a tiny fragment between my mate and I and yet I feel only his desire to kill me. Its intensity is shocking and overwhelming to my soul. I shudder, turning away with tears blinding my eyes, to shut him out and jump when I bump into Carmen right behind me. She’s moved closer as though to make sure I didn’t stray closer to the border. Lingering to protect.

“It’s not really him…. He doesn’t know what he’s...