-James- “One more,” I said. “Don’t you ever get tired?” Chris asked me, as he placed himself behind the bench I was lying on. I was going for another set with bench press. I had already done five sets bench pressing 850 lbs, and I did not even feel tired. I was even going for an hour's run afterwards and then maybe I could rest. It was always hard to find rest for me since Jane died, but now with Lara... my skin was itching, and my temper was worse. Everything in me, I knew, was pushing me to find the little fire wolf and claim her for myself before anyone else as much as got close to her. I knew Lara wanted no alpha or any mate whatsoever. She had made that quite clear at the council meeting, but that only made me more desperate for her and my body was in even more need to have her. I