37. MATE BOND

~KAEL

"Zira. . ."

I immediately felt overwhelmed. My heart began to hammer hard against my chest. My body trembled as if I had been in the cold for too long. Yet I just knew that if I put my leg forward and went toward the pull, then I would feel better.

Ocean stirred restlessly within me. I could not get my wolf to be calm. The pain increased. I threw one last glance at my brother who was still talking to Tyler. Then I broke into a run and headed into the woods.

I had no idea where I was going. I just knew that it was crucial I got there quickly or things were going to get ugly.

I whooshed past the trees as I felt myself getting closer to the pull. "Hurry!" Ocean ordered within me.

"I'm doing that!" I screamed back at him.

Then I suddenly broke into a clearing and froze at what I saw. Zira was being held by the neck by a cloaked figure. The strange entity was taking something from her that did not seem right for a normal werewolf.

Zira had already turned pale and was hardly alive as