ittered with towering Redwood trees that stretched towards the sky like giant sentinels. The mo

ean, filled with the sce

him. He let out a low growl, and his body began to shift, his senses heightening as his wolf took over

sprinted through the underbrush,

a faint scent of jasmine,

ws barely touching the ground. The smell was intoxicatin

med to tug at his heartstrings, makin

he scent. The forest flew by in a blur, and Marcel's human consc

now, and he followed the scent with a sing

growing stronger with each step. He burst through the trees,

ant orange hair lay helplessly on the

t and nose led him to the girl. He approached her slow

smine was stron

tinct took over, and he sprang into action as two rogu

ned himself between the rogues and

oment before charging. Axel met them head-on, his jaws

e him the upper hand. He quickly dispatched the rogues and then retur

ncts confirmed what his nose had alre

d, and he shifted back into his human

girl's body, checking for wounds and

ain. Green veins popped from her neck,

faint scent of wolfsbane in her system. "Wolfsban

ngs, his knowledge of the forest a

lleviate the girl's suffering and gathered them, ca

g that this girl was his mate. He didn't know her

a sense of responsibility and prot

e, asking him to bring an antidote for the wolf

ost secrecy after being infor

e girl, his hands moving gent

he was, how she'd ended up in thi

was saving her life and

his arms, cradling her close to his ch

and he made his way to one of his cabin hideout

unded by dense foliage and protected by powerfu

ing it as a safe haven for times when h

ng to the dim light within. The cabin was cozy, with a fire

the bed, his hands lingering on her

t and the girl's labored breathing. Marcel's gaze lingered on he

she was his mate, and he would do e

's face, he noticed the faint bruises

before he found her. Marcel's gaze softened as he looked at her, and he felt a deep sense of responsibili