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they were longer than their normal state. Lifting his hands up he noticed his claws had sprouted deadly tips. He had reverted to his second form without realizing it. He was losing control over himself. He needed his mate and he needed her with him.

    He couldn’t wait. It was up to him to find his Elena and claim her once and for all.

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    Entering her apartment on shaky legs, Elena paused to lean heavily against the front door once it was closed. Half turning, she reached over her shoulder to flip the bolt lock into place. The sound of the smooth metal sliding into place seemed to calm her rattled nerves. The events of the night began flying back to her in a rush of images. Had tonight really happened? At the thought of her attackers and how things could have ended, the fear she’d once felt resurfaced. Moving to the coffee table, her hand plucked up her phone. Her fingers froze with hesitation over the keys of the thin cell phone in her hand.

    Every fiber of her being urged her to call the police and report what had happened to her but how would she explain Kieran’s sudden appearance? Grimacing down at the phone in her hand she reluctantly placed it back on the table. They’d think she was crazy but part of her was wondering the same thing. Could she be crazy? Figments of dreams do not just come to life. Why was she so desperate to believe in what she’d seen tonight?

    Groaning in frustration, her hand reached up to unbind her disheveled hair. As the heavy weight of her hair fell in crimsoned waves around her shoulders she released a heavy sigh. She needed to clear her head and relax her frazzled nerves after the events of tonight. Standing, she moved through the living room, making her way down the short hall to her small bathroom.

    Shedding her clothing as she went, she stepped into the bathroom in nothing but her underwear. Reaching the large claw-foot bathtub, she began filling it with hot water. Heavy clouds of steam floated around her as the air became thick and heavy. Dropping the last of her clothing to the blue tiled floor she slowly sunk into her nearly boiling bath water. Resting her head along the edge of the tub she allowed the stinging heat of the water to penetrate her muscles.

    As the heat began to relax her tired muscles her eyes slowly slid closed. A feeling of weightlessness seemed to seep out of her chest. If only she could go on feeling this peaceful for the rest of her life. It suddenly became as if a warm blanket of protection had been draped around her, shielding her. Then that same soothing sensation began pulling at her, lulling her to sleep.

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    Opening her eyes, Elena found herself looking up at a dark, star studded sky. Sitting up, she found that she was in a clearing surrounded by massive, towering trees. Where was she? Rising to her feet she found that she was barefoot. Dressed in the same clothes of earlier that day, she crossed her arms over her chest as she looked around. Save for the chirping of insects, it was quiet. Was she dreaming again?

    A sound of movement behind her caused her to jerk in surprise. All at once she felt her wrist tingle with heat as her heart fluttered in a strange pattern. As the sound of movement drew closer, instantly she knew he was behind her. Deep within, she could feel a part of herself recognizing him and instantly reaching out. As if by some strange way, they were connected by a length of rope, each tethered to the other. Whether her heart pounded now out of fear or excitement, she didn’t know. But she did know that if she didn’t stop this she would be convinced that she’d gone crazy.

    “I shouldn’t be here and neither should you.” Turning, she fixed her eyes on Kieran standing behind her. Where her eyes were stern and guarded, his were warm and giving. They stood but a foot apart and still it felt like she needed more space. This couldn’t go on anymore. She was thankful that this time he didn’t have a monstrous