Only One - 2. Mate

Third-Person POV

She ran through the woods. Her bare feet pounded against the hard dirt path. Her long brown hair flew behind her as she ran through the wind.

She glanced over her shoulder. A shadow flitted down the path after her. Its blue eyes promised her dangerous desires she dared not satiate.  Her foot caught on a root. She tumbled onto the ground. The shadow stretched over her. She spun around.

A hulking figure stood before her. It leaned down and cupped her cheek in its warm paw. Her pulse quickened. A strong, hot urge enveloped her body. The shadow leaned down. Its sweet vanilla scent washed over her. She closed her eyes and fell into the delicious heat and smell.  A door slammed, causing her wide awake. She sat up and whipped her head to and fro.

"Aly, it's getting late. Come on, let's go," Simone, Aaron's mate and Allyse's friend called her after knocking on her door.

"I am up. Wait a sec." A sweet voice came follo