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She will be dead in two
days. Call the family,” he told the nurse. The nurse frowned. “She doesn’t have
family. I’ll call a priest.” She was Jake’s mate. I didn’t know how I knew it;
it was just there in my mind, a knowing. Then I flashed to months later. There
was snow on the ground. Jake and the girl from the hospital were having a
mating ceremony, and Emma was sitting in the front row, her belly swollen with
pregnancy.
                  The pack came into focus in front of me, Kai
was in human form now, shaking me.  I tried to send him the images of my vision
but then I hit a black wall. I blacked out.
                  I became aware of breathing on my face. I cracked
open my eyes to see a human Kai inches from my face, his eyes glowing yellow.
                    "Jesus!" I shrieked. "You
scared me." My throat felt dry. I felt weak. Kai didn’t move but he sighed
in relief, breathing on me. "You scared me, too. I couldn't get brother
wolf to calm down." He backed up and I could see his eyes fading back to
brown.
                    "I'm fine. I just… when did I change
back to human?" I looked down at my body. Someone had clothed me. I
blushed.
                    "A little while ago. You passed out. After
you… discovered your gift."
                    I sighed. My gift. "Did you tell them?
The pack.”
                    "They picked up on your thoughts. When
we are in wolf form we can communicate with the pack. It makes us better
hunters. Instead of communicating with just me, you sent it to the whole pack. I
have to teach you to close your mind. Sadie and Jake are waiting outside the
room. They’re grinning ear to ear. If it’s true, Aurora, if you can find mates…"
He cleared his throat, eyes gleaming yellow again.  “…well that makes you very
valuable to other wolves, to all wolves. You could be in danger."
                    I placed my hand on his. The touch seemed to
reassure him and to be honest, my body ached to touch him.
                    He went on. “Our race has been slowly dying
out. Not many can survive the change and children can only be born to
mates. Finding our mates has become harder and harder. Take you and me, for
example. If I hadn't saved you from that accident, you would have died a human
and I never would have known. I would have lived out my life alone, with no
family." His voice became a whisper just them. He lowered his head, and
for one brief second he looked like a small child.  I sat up slowly and wrapped
my legs around him.
                    "About this mate thing," I began.
His face went slack; the Mount Hood Alpha looked nervous. He placed his
hands possessively around my waist keeping me close to him. I instinctively
placed my hands around his large, tan biceps.
                    "When we're in wolf form, I feel like
your mate. But as humans, I need us to start slow," I told him.
                    "Slow?”
                    Clearly he didn't understand the concept. I
brushed my fingers through his thick hair, unable to keep myself from touching
him.
                    "Slow. Like when we're human. You’re my
boyfriend. I'm not ready to jump into some mating ceremony and have kids next
month. Okay?"
    His laugh was deep and distinctive;
it made me want to hear it over and over again. "Boyfriend. Okay. I can do
that." He kissed me chastely. "…for now." His eyes scanned my
body and my skin heated at his meaning. I let go of my hold on him and
detangled my legs, clearing my throat. He grinned, flashing his bright white
canines.
                    “I’m the luckiest man alive,” he said,
kissing my forehead and standing up. I sat there frozen, not prepared for the comment
he had just made. He held out his hand, pulling me into a standing position.
“You’re not