Nineteen

Xavier

As it was daytime, transforming wasn’t an option. Our senses would be heightened, but the risk was too great, so we stayed in human form as we surrounded the warehouse.

The warehouse was less than a mile away from where Ruby’s blood had been found and her scent didn’t go past this warehouse. Even though I was right outside I still could not smell the unknown wolves. A wolf has never been able to block their scent so completely.

With each passing second of not having Ruby in my arms, I grew more and more aggravated. I had only just found her; we were just getting close, and now she's gone.

She’s not gone forever!

I clenched my fists before looking to my left and nodding to Randoll, his signal to move forward. He nodded in response and whistled, and the wolves who had surrounded the warehouse charged in.

Yells, growls, and loud crashes could be heard as they stormed inside. While we were unable to smell these wolves, I was certain they could smell us and had been preparing for ou