CORA POINT OF VIEW My body ached from the harsh banishment, I stammered into the strange wilderness. I could still feel Zack's brutal rejection echoing in my head as our mate link was severed, leaving me empty and alone. I had nowhere to go and no one to ask for assistance. The wild landscape surrounded me, merciless and cruel. I realized that I had to locate a place to stay when night fell. My feet were covered with blisters, and I was very tired. I had to get away from the group that had rejected me, therefore I had to keep going. But it was becoming dark, and I could feel my strength ebbing away from me with each step. The stillness was broken abruptly by a frightening snarl. I swung around and saw a group of renegade wolves with shining, hungry eyes, and my heart skipped a beat. I f