Chapter 48

"The Delta wasn't a fighter," said Selo. "He was with Matthew's entourage to help carry the valuables being offered to the other pack.

The pathing they chose wasn't supposed to be dangerous since even the middle leg of it that crosses the border is well-populated and guarded by Gold Nation soldiers and pack warriors guarding the territory edges. So when the fighting broke out, he escaped, but he was wounded anyway.

He dragged himself this far to tell us where the ambush occurred. It wasn't even that far from here...It took him twice as long as it should have to get here, but it's ordinarily a two-day journey to the point, if that."

Only a day's worth if Beth ran there, she knew. That point he was talking about was Lake Ogal, where she and Matt used to go before he turned into a cheating bond-traitor bitch.

In the other life, they had carved their names and initials all over the place in hidden nooks, in tree trunks, on the surface of rocks and boulders. To think that might be wher