e seconds, but he didn't tackle me o

But the sides of the road were sort of raised, so as long a

ing. My lungs burned, sweat poured off me, and I pante

me even as my jogging slowed to walking. My legs sho

ng in deep lungfuls of air. I was only wearing a sandwich shop t-shirt and a pair of

...wolf..."

the back o

e easily sidestepped my half-hearted attempts to wound him, so I

gulping

people who touches every dog they see. Your germs ar

a pathet

any of this. I'm going home." I wiggled my finger at him like a crazy person. "So just sit there while

snorted,

e dirt road, and though it felt like I'd been running forever, I would've walked f

entire week. The paved road c

free," I lied to myself as I started jogging down the road again. The w

dn't

he was

als wouldn't be that crazy compared

. That's not me. I've got dreams, goals, and plans. I'm not going to be the housewife who sits at home and pops out a baby every year

cture, his gaze on the

way behind me, and probably heading in the opposite direction. After all, I was going back to my c

icious that they h

going to leave

e was hunting me. An

e violent than just running

t the rest of the kidnapp

abduction. I mean, he'd been there, but he wasn't one of the guys who grabbed me.

ugh. So he wasn't innocent

while he

ry we

s a lot to wrap

someone else to be your mate. You and your kidnapper buddies are not my kind of guy

inding me why people sometimes assumed I was s

ignored

my mouth and just kept on runni

y later when I heard a

side of the dirt road. Branches cut me and scratched me, bu

hed beside me, his body hidden by the bush even

per's van passed us. Th

e forest seemed even da

body from the bush. The wolf was licking me again, running his tongue over m

gro

own." I tried to shoo him away. He barely budged. "Damn

ked. By the time the sun was

ht ahead of me, I let out a whoop o

ion av

he edge of town that I real