Chapter 15

RHYS

Rae’s screams had wrecked me. The wolf’s threat was still fresh in my mind, but it wasn’t the beast's emotions that made my heart pound like that. The scent of her fear in the air had twisted everything inside me until all I wanted to do was hunt those rabid rogues.

Two of them. How were there two of them?

And their desire to rip Rae apart still hung in the air as much as their putrid scent. I wanted to hunt them and finish the job, but I couldn’t shake off what her fear was doing to me. And I couldn’t take my eyes off the blood all over her body.

Human blood. Still fresh. Someone was dead in these woods.

Rae’s teeth clattered, and her body shook just as much. Her heart was going too fast, her breathing was harsh, and her eyes were unfocused. She was in shock.

The sound of humans talking as they walked towards the park spurred me into action. I took off my jacket and wrapped it around Rae. One final look into the park told me the rabid wolves were already near the exit in the