Alive.

Ramon's Pov

We arrived at the cabin and I nodded to Ricco to check on the house as I looked around the courtyard. Not a whole lot to see. But I could sense a familiar smell beating on me. She had been here. Marise. The girl I've been trying to find for a year. I yearned for her so much. The girl who drove me a bit mad during her absences. I felt my wolf, Nero, go completely crazy within me. This can't be true.

"Ricco. That's her." I yelled and ran inside the cabin where the smell was stronger.

Ricco turned around and ran into me in the chamber.

"Are you serious?" He looked at me with an air of confusion.

I nodded. "Yes. She's here."

We were interrupted by a roar which hit us from the woods. F*ck. One look at each other and we ran out and moved into our wolves and departed in the direction from which we heard the roar coming. Several other roars were heard and I could feel the increased rage within myself. I could hear motions through the mind link from the young pups, and one of them was hurt. Idiots.

We reached a river bank and I could see three of my pack members in wolf form, ready to attack two other wolves. A little redwolf and a big black wolf. The rage increased, but then the wind changed, and the scent hit me with such force that I became completely dizzy and excited at the same time. Well, her wolf was spectacular.

We threw ourselves on the shore and landed in the water with a splash. Side by side we walked towards them with mighty steps and the members of my pack immediately retreated and bowed their heads when they saw us coming. I heard their thoughts on what they had intended to do to my Luna. They were disgusting. Unforgivable.

My brother ordered them to leave and nodded to me that he was in control of the situation and shortly left with them. I turned to the other two wolves and my eyes met hers. His silver eyes glittered like two beautiful stars. She was tall, long, slender-legged with an athletic body. Simple perfection. I sensed her confusion watching me, and she panicked. I could see she had a fight within. I was confused, too, and before I could react, the two wolves took off. This can't be happening? She's doesn't want me. I felt the pain within my heart.

But I wasn't about to let her get away without an explanation. If she wants to reject me, she'll look me in the eye while doing it, and I started chasing after her.

Marise's Pov

Edira and I stood side by side, prepared to defend ourselves in the event of an attack.

Surprisingly, they began to retreat while tilting their heads, and we looked at each other in a questioning manner. But as I looked in the opposite direction, I saw two big black wolves approaching us. The sun made their shadows dance on the water's surface and they walked with powerful steps, alpha energy began to strike. They were so beautiful. And then I got struck by the familiar smell. It was him. My dead mate.

He was dead, wasn't he? How can this be possible? Rona went completely insane inhaling his scent, but I was guarded.

This got to be a cruel mind trick.

The other black wolf left us with the other wolves following him with their tales between their legs. I smirked inside. F*cking suits them.

Then my mate turned to us and our eyes locked. His wolf had blue eyes, such eyes that you can lose yourself in forever. We looked at each other for a moment as I spoke to Edira through the link. I got scared, and I had to leave now. It was too much to handle, I felt everything I built this year come crashing down. We counted to three, and then we were gone.