A whoosh of air hits my face, as I open my eyes and look over to see Esta over by the tree on my left. I watch as she shifts back and I turn my gaze to the massive black wolf standing in front of me. The wolf is huge, maybe four times as big as me and his massive face turns to me. I shake as he comes over and nudges me gently with his mouth full of sharp looking teeth. I look up into his eyes recognising Jaxson and I sigh, just being near him is relaxing me. The ground stops shaking and Jaxson licks my neck, I can’t help the little chuckle that comes out of me as I stroke his face. Despite being terrified, being around Jaxson is like a false sense of safety. I should be scared of him after what I heard but I’m not. I know he would defend me and I’m not sure if I want him to. What if he gets hurt trying?

"Jaxson, she is dangerous. Let me kill her!" Esta screams as I tense up. Jaxson wolf shimmer’s slightly before a very naked Jaxson is sitting in front of me, with a worried face. My face turns red as I try not to look down at him, as he turns to face Esta, who is annoyingly perfect in her naked human form. I do sneak a look at Jaxson’s perfect ass before looking away.

"She is my pack, I protect her and you won't hurt her Esta." He warns, a low growl coming out his mouth.

"She isn't yours. I'm to be your mate, not some human!" she shouts. Her words causing a pain my heart like no other.

"I don't have to explain myself to you. Don't cross me again Esta, you won't like it." He replies, not denying that he is still going to mate with her. Her eyes meet mine across the grass, sorrow and pain are written in her eyes. As well as a lot of heartbreak, it’s never really crossed my mind that Esta really might love Jaxson. The thought doesn’t sit well with me, I never wanted to hurt anyone by falling for Jaxson, but it looks like I have.

Esta shifts fluidly into her wolf, she whines at us once before running through the woods, away from us. Jaxson thanks Anna, who comes running over with some jeans and a top for Jaxson. As he changes, she rushes to me, helping me up.

"Are you alright? Do you need a hospital?" She says quickly while checking me over for injuries.