This could not be happening. I had only just gotten my wolf back, and now I was going to die. My poor twins would be without a mother! I should have gone to Alex. He would have kept me safe, now I was miles out in a place I did not know. I had been so stupid and selfish. All I had thought about was getting Matilda free and running. I had not considered the dangers that laid ahead. What if the twins had seen me run off? They would be so upset and confused. I could not bear to imagine their beautiful faces full of hurt. Their little minds full of questions. Alex would be hurt too, knowing that I had left him without a word. The rogue on me with his teeth about to sink into me, to end my life once and for all. And then, just as I was about to give up, a loud, ferocious roar sounded