Chapter 53: Here Comes the Rain

The caves are within eyesight, though if I had to guess we have another hour before we actually get to them. A crack of thunder vibrates through the ground beneath my feet and Ranger growls in anger. The clouds settle in as the sun falls and disappears behind the rocky structure of the mountain we are traveling along.

Large droplets of water descend from the sky like rapid-fire machine guns. Each resounding plop is a reminder of how much more difficult our trip is now going to be. In a matter of minutes, water is dripping off the tip of my nose and I’m pushing my hair out of my face so often I may be forcing a new habit on myself.

“This is your fucking fault,” Ranger mutters.

“Please enlighten me,” I grumble back, slipping on a rock, barely catching myself. We spent most of our trip in wolf form, only shifting back because we were so close.

“Shit seems to go sideways with you lately. The treaty mission went to shit. You break an Alpha order.”

“Wasn’t an order for me.” I remind hi