watched The Moon Goddess wouldn't grant me a Second Chance Mate , not after everything . Footsteps approached steadily and deliberately , then stopped . With the last of my strength , I forced one eye open . Black leather boots , muddied and wet , came into view . Through my teary vision , I saw a crouched figure . His face was sharp , with long - lashed eyes and a strong jaw . His hair , black as midnight , glinted under the moonlight . And his piercing silver - gray eyes looked as if they'd been blessed by the Moon Goddess herself . Power rolled off him in waves . He was an Alpha , and stronger than my father had ever been . 11 He stared at me , brows drawn . " Rogue ? " His voice was low and smooth , like velvet wrapped in steel . He reached out , and I flinched . " Don't be afraid . I won't hurt you , " he said softly , a strange comfort in his tone , as if my fear was something he refused to allow near me . Something in me loosened at the sound . In the middle of a cold , deadly forest , I felt safe . He touched my forehead . His palm was broad , fingers warm . At his touch , energy sparked through my skin like lightning , lighting up every nerve . My wolf howled in joy . 1/2 Chapter 5 +25 BONUS That scent . His eyes . His touch . It was fate . The bond was real . He felt it too , because I saw it in the shock that widened his silver eyes . " You ... " he breathed . My body finally gave out . Darkness wrapped around me like a blanket . But before it claimed me , I heard him again -his voice low , certain , filled with disbelief and something deeper . " Mine , " he said , as if the word alone could shatter worlds .