Zane leaped out of his car and hurried toward me.

“Love, let me take you to the pack doctor. I sensed this morning that something was changing in your body,” he explained, sweeping me up into his arms bridal style. I rested my head against his neck, inhaling his familiar scent. As I’d expected, the cramps immediately lessened, the sharp edges of the pain softened.

Zane had told me long ago that he was able to sense my emotions through our mate bond.

Once we were fully ...