It took us about an hour to finalize the details of the escape, but we accomplished our mission. Aly was somewhat calmer, and Gea had also done her part with my best friend's wolf.
I couldn't help but be surprised that, even though I thought Aly and I had reached a level of mutual trust sufficient for her not only to forgive me for running away but also to talk about what it meant to be marked, Gea and Aly's wolf seemed like almost two strangers.
I took the opportunity when my friend got up to use the bathroom to ask Gea about her progress.
‘And if Aly seems to you like she might have a somewhat difficult personality, you have to get to know her wolf,’ Gea complained after I had asked her how things were going with the mental link creation, a tool I would need very soon. ‘She's grumpy a
