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shadows. The barrel of a gun was the next thing she saw and it was pointed at Shadeau. Fear clogging her throat, she leapt into action and dived for the man with the gun. She caught his arm with her teeth, and the boom of the shot made her ears ring painfully.
    She released his flesh and rolled across the ground, regaining her feet quickly. A human male shouted from across the street.
    “I told you those freaks hadn’t all left, Sam!”
    Another shot rang out, blending with a fierce growl. Jasmine didn’t dare take her eyes off the human male in front of her. He screamed profanity at her as he retrained the gun in her direction. She took a defensive stance and darted to the side when he let loose another bullet. Shadeau’s black form jumped in front of her. She whipped her head in the other direction to see the man across the road lying still on the ground. Shadeau had taken him out quickly and efficiently.
    Her gaze moved back to their foe and they attacked from both sides. Another bang rent the air, accompanied by frantic screams as they took him down. When he stopped moving, Jasmine took a step backward and stumbled.
    No !
    Jasmine turned her head and looked at her side. Dark rivulets ran down, staining her white fur. And damn if it didn’t burn like hell. Her gaze moved to Shadeau’s. His form flickered and then he stood on two legs in the snow.
    He fell to his knees at her side. “Hang on, Jasmine. I’m going to get you help.”
    Jasmine could feel her hold on her animal form slipping. With her last bit of strength she opened up her mind to her pack. Their voices were faint, but there. Hurt. Where?
    North of the den. Where are you?
    Jasmine recognized Ashok’s voice. Den . She lost her hold on her wolf and shifted. Shadeau scooped her up into his arms. She winced at the pain in her side. He clamped one hand down over the wound and applied pressure. She whimpered and sucked in a deep breath as he started to run.
    “North,” she gritted between clenched teeth.
    He beat feet in that direction. “Going, but don’t you dare die on me.”
    She laced her arms around his neck and ground her teeth as pain zipped through her abdomen. Each step bounced her enough to make her see stars. She shouldn’t have left on her own. Had she tried to convince him again she would have reached out to her pack sooner and would have known not to go to the den.
    Why had the human men attacked them? They weren’t a threat to humans so why in the hell had those guys attacked them?
    Shadeau’s harsh breaths burst through his lips as he ran. Such sexy lips that had loved her thoroughly only hours ago. Had she not sneaked away they could even now be bringing pleasure to her body instead of the stabbing pain that racked her.
    “I’m sorry,” she whispered.
    “Don’t you start that. Don’t start talking like you aren’t going to make it. You’ll be fine. We can talk about it when you’re better.”
    She smiled at his optimism then winced as he climbed a hill. Her body was growing weaker. Black dots started to cloud her vision. Her body trembled and gooseflesh erupted over her skin. Cold. So cold. Eventually she lost the battle to stay awake.
     
    Shadeau howled into the night when he felt her body go limp. He could still hear her heart beating faintly. He pushed himself hard, wanting to find his mate help.
    He shouldn’t have been so stubborn. Should have listened to her when she asked him to consider going to her pack. He knew Arik wanted to breed fear into the humans, he just hadn’t expected them to go head-hunting—or more like pelt—so quickly.
    Damn it! Had he just listened to her she’d be safe with her pack. He’d be at their mercy but she’d be safe and that’s all he wanted. His heart clenched as more blood ran down his arm and dripped onto the snow. To find her and lose her would drive him mad.
    He wanted to know her. Not just her gorgeous body but the person inside her. He wanted to know what made her laugh and