'Why are we leaving her? Go back.' Kade is stampeding around my mind from the moment we left Flame on her doorstep, trying to take control to march back inside that house and drag her home with us, like some sort of caveman. He doesn't understand that she's effectively human now and to do so would likely terrify her and we'd lose her forever. 'We need to take it slow.' I reply, grinning to myself as I remember her face when I taunted her on the Tree Surfers course. Whatever happened to make her forget who she is, hasn't changed her personality, she still bites when challenged. 'We're still her favourite scent.' Kade pushes the beautiful image of her, eyes closed, breathing in the smell of the woods tonight. I couldn't stop myself, Kade either, we pounced and she responded exactly as she used to, so she must still feel the bond, even if she doesn't know what it is that she's feeling. I need to find out what happened to her, how to help her remember who she is. Her parents will want

The last two mornings have felt like a dream, waking up next to Flame was something I never thought I'd get to do again and after so many lonely months, I won't ever take it for granted. Darius and I left to check in with my father yesterday, because even though Darius covered for me and no one else knows about Flame's situation, my father seems to have a sixth sense when something is going on. The meeting only took a little over an hour, but it was excruciating being away from her for so long and unable to contact her. Tomorrow is going to be worse because I have to escort Cateline around the pack while he meets with Alpha Godwin, the two of them are still trying to forge ahead with this alliance, regardless of our feelings on the subject. I tried to refuse, but Gene unexpectedly spoke up, telling me that my father is hoping to pass the Alphaship over to me sooner rather than later and although he won't force me to take Cateline as my Luna, he's hoping I'll be able to create a str

Kade is restless, has been since we left Flame early this morning to go and meet my father. He was in a strange mood, he didn't even have anything to say about my absence except to check if I was ok and ask briefly if I saw the rogues that passed through yesterday."I understand you would prefer to be elsewhere, but I can't impress upon you the importance of building alliances with our neighbours, especially with the rogue issue we have currently." He says and then, as soon as Cateline arrives, unexpectedly alone, my father quickly ushers us out of his office telling us he's booked us a table for lunch at twelve and will meet us there, stating he had an important meeting to attend to until then.I was hoping to be back with Flame long before lunch, but when I mindlink Darius to get him to come and switch with me, he's in the middle of some sort of sex marathon with Gale and blocks me before I can ask him for anything.'We need to go.' Kade grumbles. 'She leaves tomorrow, we're wasting

We arrive at the university and hang around for it to open. It's the end of the break so there's only a handful of students milling around and no sign of Flame or any of her friends. Kade is still suppressed, so I have to rely on Darius to pick up on scents and it's fucking frustrating, he can smell residual scents from werewolves, vampires, sirens and numerous other creatures, but nothing that links us to Flame or her friends.A fairy, ever wanting to appear useful, tells us that there are four campuses and the business students are not here, but one in the next town over. Giving us detailed directions, she waves us on our way with wishes of luck.We get there and it's huge, I feel useless and it's not something I'm used to feeling. I know she's here somewhere, but not being able to find her is driving me crazy.Darius picks up the scent of a werewolf and so, while he follows it to see if they know anything, I make my way to the admin department in the hope that I'll find her addres

My father's door smashes with a satisfying crash, breaking in half with small fragments flying inside the room and instinctively he's up on his feet, ready to shift and fight off the intruder.His eyes widen when he sees it's me, but the fear only increases and I'm glad he knows what to expect.I waste no more time, launching myself at him and allowing Kade to shift in seconds in mid air. My fury is nothing compared to Kade's, he knew all along it was something to do with my father and we don't need to know the details, just the knowledge that he lied to us, to her, and sent her away confirms what he's up to.My teeth tear chunks from wherever they can latch on, my claws digging into his skin. He's shifted, but both he and his wolf know we're stronger, they can see that this is the end for them and I can see the acceptance in his eyes."He wants to die." Kade snarls, releasing his bite on my father's neck just enough to let the blood pour over us. "This is what he wants. I won't make