(Rowan) I bounded through the forest that lined our territory. Bain's sharp claws pierced the damp earth as we weaved through the trees. The melted snow made the ground squish beneath his silver paws as he sniffed the air wildly. I needed to blow off steam, I needed to get my head on straight. She was the only thing on my mind and I couldn't think, I couldn't stay in that room. Her scent, her touch, her taste, that was all that filled me. She was all I cared about, she was all I wanted and that f****d me up. Back in the room, after I practically melted beneath her touch, those thoughts entered my mind. Thoughts that scared me, thoughts that put a deep fear unlike anything inside of me that I never even knew existed. 'You are overreacting, this is our mate, she IS our life.' Bain grow