The Alpha's Rejected and Broken Mate

A Close Call

Amber POV

The hunting trip was ruined. After Darius confronted me and the anxious night I slept, keeping an ear out in case he came back, I was dead tired the next day and slept until early afternoon. What a waste! So much for the alone time that I had been craving. I got up and munched annoyed, on a granola bar, reluctantly putting the tent away in my backpack. I wish I could spend another night out here, it still beats being at the house, but I have school tomorrow and work. It was a miracle I hadn't ended up with work at all this weekend, but the bookstore hadn't been busy of late and Leo from the diner had insisted I have a break. With everything going on, I didn't have the heart or the inclination to argue with him.

The forest was quiet. Butterflies chased each other as I watched,