Chapter 100. Battle Ready

Keratin ran as fast as his warrior-legs would carry him. His thoughts which had been scrambled, became clear and  centered on just one thing alone...

Germaine. 

The mate bond sang in his veins and the call for protection was too strong for him to ignore.

He tore into the tent where the females were and zeroed in on his mate sleeping soundly. He took some seconds to admire her sleeping form before striding forward. He knew what he was about to do was wrong. He knew he should blow the whistle which would alert everyone about the impending danger, but not yet.

First... he needed to get his mate to safety. 

Not wasting anymore time, he placed his large palm over her mouth and her eyelids fluttered open. It was entrancing to watch her blink away the fog of sleep blanketing her eyes and the myriad of expressions that moved, lightning fast, across her features. He understood the fear he saw but it soon gave way to shock. He understood that as we