usually large. The entire Gloomwood Forest was bathed in a layer of

ffside. About fifteen or sixteen feet above her, a strange plant clung to the rock face.

htly closed bud, while the other had fully bloomed. The open blossom was as large as the fist of

the flower shimmered as if sprinkled with stard

a sent an excited mi

always been there, unchanging. Year after year, through spring

begun to bud. The process was slow, almost impe

she brought her Mate home

ower to cure the poison, and on this very night, it ha

its beauty. "Cara, what kind

ng for a moment before grinning. "The Gli

ants, on a whim, calling them w

d at her innocent

ed to show me

ed, 'Mate eats, poison

immediate

the poison in my body will disappea

in a joyful smile and n

in a nearly impossible spot. The cliff face was almost vertical. If he were in h

f form. And like this, there

r unwavering gaze. A surge o

It's too

ega, how could he possibly

er stance firm as she res

. cure

ed this flower, and she would

as she began to climb. Her bare feet found purchase on the narrow ledges, and sharp claws extended from he

uscle in him was coiled tight, ready to spring for

rely any footholds. Then, without warning, a

er balance

hed in her gray-blue eyes. She braced herself for the sharp pain o

rrying the familiar scent of pine

ew scrapes on her arm from th

eart pounded wildly, his mind consumed by the im

Cara could feel Grey Wo

neck, nuzzling her face against

pa

s rough tongue sweeping over her repeatedly as if

r face until it was completely drenched. Onl

edge of her leather dr

comfort him

Mate here.

m below, even if she f

ermination, Grey Wolf had

wide, tracking her every movement, scanning the surroundin

to the rock with one hand, she stretched the other out, fingertips g

three flowers on the bush. One was still a tin

Then, with a bright, triumphant smile, she held i

ac

eight suddenly gave way,

fortlessly. With the strength of an Alpha, breaking her fall from sixt

k fur, a little dizzy b

e spoke out loud, holding up the vibran

delicate bloom from her hand. As he chewed, the soft petals melte

wn his throat, a sudden heat

inside him. It flowed through his veins, wrapped around his muscles, and merged with his wolf

, each strand catching the light like it had been dusted with stardust. His amber eye

being. The lingering pain from the poison was completely

onto a high boulder, threw his head ba

startled birds burst from their nests, their

scattered in fear, fleeing fr

*

d he's back in human form. An