Jason's POV.
I helped Emma back to her room while the rest of the warriors stayed behind with Emmerson to clean up and prepare the body.
It felt like I was floating on a cloud. Emma had finally mated to me. It finally happened. She was mine and I was hers.
My heart fell into my stomach when I woke up to find her missing this morning. My first thought was that she had gone for a run, but then I heard the howling and I knew that something was wrong. I rushed out of bed and hurried to the lake.
I was horrified by what I found there. Emma and Joseph, in the middle of a fight. I wanted to jump in immediately. The urge to protect my mate was so overwhelming, but then I saw the determined look in Emma's eyes. I knew that she wasn't scared. I could see that she was ready. I knew that it was so
