Colton held the dying girl close to him the entire time.
From the moment he collected her near-lifeless body from her cage, no one could take her away from him. He knew she couldn’t hear him but needed to know that he meant his words.
She was safe now!
She whispered Angel with what seemed like her last ounce of strength. If she needed a guardian angel, he’d be more than willing to fill that role for her.
She wasn’t his true mate.
No, his mate he met long ago, and she was the worst kind of person, much less a devoted mate. However, this woman in his arms awoke something within him. He couldn’t explain it. He knew he would always keep her safe. His beast confirmed the same feeling.
He could smell wolf-shifter blood within her essence.
Perhaps she was born wolfless to a family of
