When she completed her hundredth lap, he finally decided to step in, noticing that she hadn't realized she was no longer alone in the hall.
As her figure came around the stretch, lost in her own thoughts, he moved into her path. She was so distracted that she didn't notice him until the last second, nearly crashing into him.
She noticed him too late and wanted to stop, her body reacting on instinct, but she lost her footing and pitched forward.
Before she could hit the ground, Sebastian effortlessly caught her against his chest and steadied her with firm arms. The moment he touched her, a violent burst of sparks surged through his entire body, racing through his veins and snapping tight like a live wire.
The sensation raised the hairs on the back of his neck and ignited his fierce, mate-possessive, protecting instinct, roaring awake as if it had been waiting for this exact moment of contact.
