Chapter 17

DUSTIN

Her dark hair swayed in the wind as she sat on the grass, somehow it seemed greener, more luscious where she was sat, as though her very presence was affecting it.

As much as I loved being here, with her. I knew that soon, I would have to go back.

As an alpha, my worry for my pack was increasing by the day, and as much as I wanted to go down to check on them, I knew that there was no way that I could leave her. Not now, not when she had finally accepted me and we were getting somewhere. I had lost her once and I wouldn't do that again.

Word had spread that both myself and my beta were gone from my pack. I had been gone for weeks and who knew when I would be back, and my beta was dead. Not that he deserved to be alive considering the wretched thoughts he had concerning Cassandra's death.

It was an internal debate I was having, to go back, or not go back.

I knew what the right thing to do was, if I left for just a few days I would have time to sort out pack business and put someo