Eleven

Scarlett

My limbs grew heavier as we ran onward in the direction of Jace’s hideaway, but the exhilaration from hurtling through the forest as my wolf served as a balm for my exhaustion.

Reese’s huge gray wolf kept stride with me as I took the lead position. The glimpse I caught of him out of the corner of my eye had my mind flying back to our conversation from last night.

His reluctance then and now to seek out Jace again was palpable, but I saw the effort he put into trying to set aside his differences after my entreaty.

I refocused on my environs then, knowing we were getting closer to Jace, but my mind never strayed far from my mate. I slowed by a fraction, letting my senses roam out further, but I suddenly crashed into Reese’s massive beast as the following events ensued.

My ears picked up on the sounds of something heading in our direction. I instinctively hesitated with the clear signs we were no longer alone, but the di