Chapter 33 That One Mistkae

• Rafa dashed through the forests, snapping twigs out of his way and dodging vines that threatened to snag at him from all directions. The leaves crumbled beneath his feet, leaving him in a cloud of green and brown, but that hardly slowed him down. A few times he had to jump over fallen trees or dodge thick clumps of underbrush that blocked his path, but it didn't stop him. In fact, it only served to make him faster. He was a whirlwind of speed and energy, a creature of instinct that no amount of training could tame. He was nothing more than a natural predator, one that knew how to run faster than his prey. But then there were moments when even Rafa couldn't keep pace with himself. Like now, for instance.
• It hadn't been long ago that his life had started to change, but now things were starting to spiral downwards. It seemed like everything was falling apart at the seams, crumbling until they were finally left bare bones. His whole world was crashing into pieces just when he thought he had overcome the worst. His heart raced as he ran and his body trembled with fear, sweat beading on his forehead and running into his eyes. But there was nothing he could do. Nothing could change the situation he'd found himself in. It was too late and his instincts told him it was only going to get worse. So instead of turning back, Rafael pushed forward, willing himself to take another step toward whatever fate awaited him. He was not going to give up on Him. Not this time. The image of the last hour flashed through his mind and he flinched as if stabbed in the heart by invisible daggers.
• They had returned home happy and smiling, they even had dinner at a decent restaurant before going home and all the while both he and his Omega were all smiles, especially when he would do those little cute things. Conri had prepared a bath and they shared it. All seemed fine until Caleb was sat on the bed, waiting for him to get back to blow-drying his hair when suddenly, he slumped back into the bed and while Conri tried to wake the nonresponsive Mate up, Caleb shifted into his Cub Form but it wasn't only the Cub that frightened him even though he thought they had passed that, but to the fact that he was not breathing. He was not responsive to his many attempts to wake him up. And then everything happened so fast that it was almost impossible for Rafa to catch up with it. He immediately linked his Betas to bring his Doctor and when they arrived, he only confirmed what he didn't want to hear.