Chapter 22

Knox

My breathing is quiet, my heart rate is slow, and my wolf is pressed flat to the ground behind a large boulder next to a dead deer.

I’ve been hiding for just over ten minutes when I just barely hear her. Her footfalls are getting quieter, but I can still hear the way her heart quickens as she picks up the scent trail. I hold my breath, waiting, but nothing happens.

Just when I’m about to push myself up, my body is slammed flat, and a set of canines graze the nape of my neck. She nips lightly before she steps back to let me free. I stand up, shaking out my fur as I turn to face her. She sits there, glowing in the sliver of moonlight that cuts through the trees.

We’ve been training in wolf form for almost a week now, but every time I see Thea’s wolf, I’m mesmerized by the way her pure white fur sparkles.

‘Nice job, you’re getting quicker at tracking,’ I say through the mind-link.

Her wolf yips before lunging forward and nipping my paw, then takes off towards the packhouse. I