Chapter 20

STELLA

I run out of the college campus, however; I am not stupid enough to run out of the pack territory again. The last thing I need is for Axel to be mad and come after me again, so I head to the field of wildflowers, lake and waterfall. I find a rock by the lake and sit down and think about how my life has gotten to where it is and when exactly I lost control of it.

I tense but smile as I hear a soft growl from behind me. I turn around slowly to come face to face with my white wolf. I hold out my hand and he comes over, moving his head so that I can run my fingers and hands over and through his fur. I whisper.

“Hello Wulfric, am I truly your mate?”

I don’t really expect him to answer, but he snorts and nods his wolf's head.

“But... When I asked you said that the mark was your claim, that you had claimed me as your property, as your slave..."

I guess I hit a nerve as he nips at me, growls, turns and then stalks off towards the woods. I watch as he disappears, thinking he will