Without their hosts, they would wither and die. This means that they cannot live on their own, nor should they be allowed to. I only know of one thing to with parasites — purge the world of them.” ~Dillon Jacobs The prospect of meeting with a coven of vampires would have intimidated some wolves, and certainly all men. But Dalton would meet with every bloodsucker on this continent if that is what it took to get his Jewel back. He would even fight to extinguish those covens if that is what was required — and likely it would be. Like any Canis lupus, he would go into the very fires of hell to save his true mate. He kept trying to reach through the bond, but every attempt ended the same ― nothing. It was as though the chord that connected them had been cut right at the place it attached to Jewel. Being unable to communicate with her, to at least feel her and know whether she was safe, was beginning to become an unneeded distraction. Dalton couldn’t afford to have his attention divided.