CHAPTER 8

As others responded to the call, they dispersed and moved nearer while yelling Ravena's name. She grimaced. How did they discover her name? In order to prevent the grays from learning that she already had a pack—and a mate—Freya would have kept her family a secret.

She was drawn to the gunman as he walked further away, but he was still too close.

Jake, Lucian's moody brother, yelled when the air abruptly changed direction, "This way!"

She kept an eye out for them, almost stopped breathing in excitement, and the agony was so bad she could hardly concentrate on anything else.

But no one came to save her.

In front of 30 of his men, everevery onewhom was now armed, Lucian marched back and forth through the dense forest. The pack had always retained guns—even though they often hunted in their wolf coats—as a backup plan for when local troublemakers overcame them throughout the region's previous 150 years.

"We thought we repeatedly scented her perfume, but the wind isn't being cooperative!