The wolf turned toward me, and I stopped breathing.

His eyes, Ace's eyes met mine across the small clearing. They were still glowing, still holding that inhuman light that made every instinct I had scream danger.

I pressed myself back against a tree, my heart hammering so hard I thought it might burst.

He took a step toward me.

"Stay back," I whispered.

He froze, and I saw something that looked almost like pain flicker across his lupine features.

James groaned and started to sit up, blood still ...