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He lifted her over his shoulder and as the snow melted around him, he tunneled out At least she’d not noticed his bare feet, now huge wolf paws, adapted for arctic cold Outside, the weather had turned severe A blizzard Wind and ice hit hi like bullets Te waran to freeze to death

Lev’s eyes glowed penetrating the thickness of near zero visibility He pushed through while holding Rachel’s limp body Was her head injury more serious than it looked? Her pulse so slow, he worried he would not be able to save her even with drastic ing fur, he too felt cold

No choice She wouldn’t survive the trip off the h the snoard the cavern she’d just escaped Back at the cave, he stepped over the strewn bodies left in his wake fro bag and covered her with extra blankets He packed the entrance of the cave with snow The wind howled in hter His wolf’s mate

Lev turned and gazed at her Shit Lev brushed away icicles froet her out of the wet clothes

Lev patted her cheek “Rachel, wake up”

No response

He ripped her clothes off and then he stripped Lev covered her with his body, then covered hihts had he drea her naked body beneath his? Not like this She ht as well be a cold corpse An ice princess never to be his

His body radiated heat Not his supernatural heat, but his own body heat

Her skin warmed He lifted hiainst her chest A faint thu

“Rachel, stay with me”

Too late, he had lost her

His wolf eed Not too late Bite her Save her

An alpha’s saliva had healing properties Biting and then sucking her blood would save her and make her his forever Once he partook of a huht becoreat she’d be his forever Or as a mutant would he be spared? Or would that make it worse? No matter He’d risk his soul to save Rachel

Lev sunk his fangs into her neck He te only a s saliva to stave off hypother her back to life To him

He released her, kissed her lips and closed his eyes