"Yes," I whisper as my body melts into his. I don't notice the rock move at first but my eyes widen as the large rock lifts off the ground.

"Jaxson." I whisper in shock, as we float over the cliff and I nearly scream at the height. I hold onto Jaxson tightly as we float on the rock, down the cliff. My gaze goes to Jaxson, when I finally get brave enough to look up. His eyes are glowing green, making all the features in his face look more like the supernatural wolf I know he is. The smack of the rock hitting the ground shakes me out of my gaze as I wobble on the rock with Jaxson’s arms still wrapped around me. I look away from Jaxson’s glowing eyes to see he has landed us inside a cavern in the cliff. There is a small waterfall in the corner and I can't help myself when I let go of Jaxson and walk over. It pours down the side of the cavern wall; I run my hand in the water watching as it flows around my hand.

"I found this place when I was about ten, I was a troublesome child, always running off into the woods and testing my new-found powers. My auntie used to bring me here every summer to meet the pack as she trained me to be Alpha." He tells me.

"You were meant to be Alpha?" I whisper, turning to face Jaxson, who is sitting on the edge of the cavern looking out. I walk over and sit next to him, close enough that our thighs touch.

"Yes but Fergus is the better alpha. When my sister was killed and I couldn't save her," His voice cracks a little, my heart breaks for the kind man hidden in grief. I lean my shoulder on his. Jaxson arm falls around my waist as he continues to tell me.

"I was too late lass, he killed her and I wasn't there for her like I should have been. Like an alpha would have been because I was rejecting who I'm meant to be." He says his voice echoed around the cavern.

"I don't believe that," I whisper.

"Why?" He asks quietly back.

"Your kind Jaxson, and the way Freddy looks up to you shows me you’re more designed to look after people than you think. You didn't kill your sister, so it wasn't your fault." I tell him.

"I should have been there, I wasn't protecting her when I was meant to because I went out to find a vampire I had a tip on." He tells me.

"Did you find him?" I ask gently.

"No, it was a distraction. He wanted her alone and he," He stops talking, looking away from me and out at the woods.

"I'm sorry. Was it a vampire she knew then?" I ask.