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CHAPTER TWOTHE PACK (Ava's POV) The next day passed. There were a lot of customers. I flinched at the sound of the doorbell ringing each time. I didn't expect to see his frightening golden eyes peering at me. He never appeared. I was relieved but also a little nervous. The night arrived too soon. I finished work and changed, taking my jacket along. The hundred dollars was still in my wallet, making it feel so heavy. “The old mill was four miles out of town, exactly where the reservation lands began. It's way back in the woods where nobody goes. I took the muddy shortcut. I didn't like walking alone at night, but I wanted to spend that money before I got too scared to meet him.” The mill was cold. The structure was made of stone and wood. It really looked ancient. There was the smell of dampness and old objects. “You’re late,” said the voice from the dark archway. I froze in shock. My heart skipped a beat. I hadn’t even seen him move. Orion went out into the waning

CHAPTER FOURSURROUNDED (Ava's POV) I sucked in a breath. They could smell me. They knew I was in the area, even from a distance, by scent alone. Orion raised his head. And suddenly, he looked at his pack straight in the eye, and he shifted his posture. From tired man to Alpha in an instant—power glowed round about his presence. “The scent is mine,” Orion declared, his voice resounding with authority. “It is not your concern.” I flinched, weighed down by my own shock and panic. “All of what you do concerns us, Orion.” The woman took a step forward. Her footsteps sounded very smoothly, like those of a predator about to pounce on its prey. "The land is in disorder. You vanished for two days. And now, having come back, your scent is that of the city, of another creature. This is an insult to the pack." “A stranger is a guide,” Orion continued in a lowered tone. “I had to look for this particular aspect of the woods. She pointed the way. This is exactly the woman who led me here.