Page 111 of Wolf's Mark

All was lost.

The sudden rush of electricity was followed by another wave of brutal current driving into every red blood cell in my body and I issued a howl of my own. My voice still wasn’t recognizable. My mind was only focusing on one thing.

Killing the werewolf.

Another growl brought a smile to my face. Jax was alive.

He was also enraged.

One more time he lunged forward, managing to tackle the werewolf to the ground. I stood frozen just as I’d done before, watching in awe as the man turned majestic wolf saved my life.

He also saved my soul.

The howls were as brutal as the action, the air filled with the sounds of upcoming death.

Suddenly, there was utter silence.

No night sounds.

No wind.

No vibrations.

No growls.

I dropped to my knees, taking gasping breaths as the panic shifted into utter relief. The sense of his presence was all around me and as he padded closer, I lifted my head to look into his eyes.

He was still there; Jax, the man I adored.

The one I’d been trying hard not to fall in love with.

There was no common sense that could help my mind, no logic that would define what I’d seen. I would stop trying. As my mother had once told me so very long ago, there were things in our beautiful world that defied explanation.

Jax moved closer and I stroked his snout. I would never need to fear what he was capable of or worry that I couldn’t handle the knowledge any longer.

This was a defining moment in our lives and one I would… Try not to remember.

“You saved me. You almost died.”

He huffed and nuzzled against my neck. He didn’t need to be able to speak. I knew what he was thinking.

He’d been prepared to die for me.

For the girl who’d tried to shove him away.

What life would bring after this, I wasn’t certain. Except I knew there would be additional bloodshed, horrible acts of violence.

Chaos.

Testing of humanity.

Murder.

But I would be able to handle the face of the crisis because I had to.

There was no other choice…

CHAPTER 28

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