Chapter 24
Wolves slipped into the kitchen in ones and twos, fours and sixes until the space was filled to the brim with bared teeth and stiffened legs. Sarah’s pack bond had alerted her underlings to potential danger but my own connection to Sebastien was insufficient to draw my sole ally to my side. Instead, I stood alone in the sea of seething aggression, wishing I could flee the premises on a hunt of my own.
Because my newfound bond to Derek tugged at my chest like the yearning for chocolate. My brother was gone—I knew that. I’d heard his motorcycle rev seconds after Sarah pushed him out of her kitchen, proving that Derek was far beyond either of our reaches. Finding him now would require stealth and patience. Still, I itched to shift and run after my absent brother as fast as my paw
