Chapter 22

The sound of howling was attractive and also a form of signal to warn the pack of danger or to signal pain or injury.

Zen had almost lost his way back to her when he heard the howl. He could recognize the howl of a werewolf over that of a common wolf any day and time. It came again, this time it was stronger than the first one. it had to be that of a new transitioned. Annalise!

Quickly , he hurried following the sound and where it had passed. He was gone for a while when the

familiar scent began again. it was Vanilla mixed with chocolate and there was a little hint of mint.

What he couldn't understand about the whole thing was that nobody lived close enough to where he was to conclude that it had been someone else cooking up something.

At last he found her. She was sitting down at the same spot he had left her. "Tell me you haven't been here since I left about thirty minutes ago" he asked.

Annalise smiled. " I haven't " she responded.

"What have you been up to?" Zen asked when he sa