Cassian’s povI took one last look at Darius and Riley, who was sleeping hard, and left to hunt. I have been feeling thirstier than usual, which means only one thing: my rut will be here soon. I don't want to be a burden to my mates, and this isn't the time to ask them or anything.I gulped hard and kept walking toward the other side of the forest. The air felt damp, and as the trees trembled as I walked deeper, I sniffed around, searching for small animals to quench my thirst with.I listened to the sound of their breathing or little squeaks, but felt like there were no animals in the forest, or as if we were the only ones there. Time was running fast, and my thirst needed to be quenched fast.If I don’t get at least one inch of blood before I go back, there could be a chance that I go back and feed on Riley or worse, Darius, who is not even aware of what is going on around him right now.I started to think to myself how weird the air was when we got closer to this side of the forest
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