Alistair: Rage consumed me at the top of the bluff. I didn’t have to travel any further to know what was waiting for me down there. The smell of blood was thick in the air. The sun was coming up, irritating my eyes and making my skin itch. She is gone. I didn’t want to admit it to myself, but now that she wasn't here, I had no choice. The little wolf got under my skin. I returned from the realm of the forgotten to find the men taking turns hurting the girl. No matter what they had done to her, she held her head high without so much as a whimper. As much as her strength attracted me, it was the smell of her blood that hooked me on her. It was… intoxicating. I can’t get that scent out of my mind. It coated the walls of the cabin for sure, but even at the top of this bluff I could s