been awake for some time, yet she remained curled up against him, nestled in hi

ed he was awake, Cara

, poi

nly that he was trapped in his wolf form and unable to shift back. But wh

, he as

ed it through their mate bond. The feeling was vague

n fee

dentify the toxin in Gray Wolf's body

jars. She grabbed an empty bowl and a knife made fro

need

but he trusted her. So he stayed still as she made a sma

motioned for him to stop. He nodded and

as still amazed by how fast he recovered. She c

incre

ion. The way she looked at him with pur

rarely spoke. Perhaps, after living alone for so long, she had never really learned h

replied through their mind link, then

uldn't help but ask again,

her eyes curving int

ls am

ixed with the deep notes of wood and pine resin. It was raw, masculine, and utterly intoxic

a small drop of blood, then closed her eyes, sinking into deep thought. She re

y undertone. Amidst the strong, metallic tang of her mate's blood, this foreign

mysterious connection to nature. Specifically, she could sense the presence of plants, animals, and minerals around her. S

cine, or poison. She could even perceive the hidden connections between different elements, instinc

was the reason an omega like her had surv

that often plagued a frail omega, she relied on medicinal herbs. In short, though she lived alone in the d

, Cara detected the ta

w Ro

le in wolf form, they would be unable to shift back into human form. If poisoned while human, they would lose the ability to transform into a wolf. Worse s

lf using her limited vocabulary. Thankfully, because they were ma

all of this out just from his blood

uld never be foolish enough to consume something unknown a

t

had happened, was an uneasy feeling crept thro

s poison be cu

he scent of Crow Root, she had alrea

he world existed in a balance of opposition, where there was poison, there was also its cure. Wh

ed to anot

s it twice, and both times, she had avoided it entirely. It had been so lo

matter, because s

then the cure had to be something that could trigger their transfor

tion. She knew exactly what to do

y Wolf's paw

, out

is response, she spri

oing on, but seeing no other cho

*

th the natural world. This ability has helped her survive in the wild, and it w