~ Hazel Irwin ~‘This is it,’ I had thought as I’d made my escape; I thought this would be my opportunity to escape for the final time, to be free and never have to look back my mate’s way ever again. But I’d only just made it out the front door, where dozens of pack warriors were, before I was mercilessly picked up like a child and slung over Jari’s shoulder. Everyone was watching me fight to let go, whilst he emotionlessly and silently carried me away from the prying eyes. The embarrassment crept in only when we were alone upstairs, when I abandoned all hope of escaping from his arms and just hung there uncomfortably. Not only had the pack now heard of my escape attempts, but they had seen one be foiled in the most belittling way possible, and this was somethi