KAIA'S POV.
I could hear the wolves before I saw them. Their howls cut through the night, almost chaotic. Some were warnings. Others sounded confused. None of them sounded like the calm, disciplined patrols I was used to.
Thunder cracked far off in the distance, but I barely noticed. My heart was already hammering in my chest. Where was he? Somewhere in the last few minutes I'd lost sight of him. I just took my eyes off of him for one second and he was gone.
My phone buzzed in my pocket and I looked at it but I didn’t answer. I knew I should have. It was probably the group, checking in or arguing about what to do next. But I couldn’t waste time on another fight. Not now.
Something moved in the trees beside me. It was black and fast and stayed low to the ground. I turned my head just in
