45. Lost Again

"Alpha, we have arrived!"

Stefan's eyes snapped open as soon as one of the pack warriors lightly shook his body. Although Stefan was exhausted, and the short nap wasn't enough to restore his energy, Stefan still appeared quite refreshed when he knew they had caught up with Ullric. The young alpha saw that Sol had gotten out of the car first. Stefan soon followed her lead as well. He opened the car door, then got out to realize where they were.

Almost as before, Ullric's trail brought them to a stop at the border of a dense forest on the outskirts of a village far from the capital. No matter how far Stefan gazed at the surroundings, he could only see the expanse of tall trees towering above him. This kind of place had always been a good hiding place for supernatural beings. Now, there was no mistaking it. Ullric must have taken them to Jane's other base.

But to Stefan's dismay, he could smell the strong odor of blood from the place still hundreds of meters from where they had stoppe