Audrey’s POV
We moved through the forest carefully, our steps light, our eyes scanning the shadows.
The river had left me cold, my clothes damp, but adrenaline kept me warm. I didn’t feel exhaustion—not yet.
Luke walked ahead, his pace steady, his posture tense. He was always like that. Always watching, always calculating.
I should have been scared. We were alone, far from the pack, and being hunted.
But strangely, I wasn’t.
Because Luke was with me.
And if there was one thing I knew, it was this—Luke didn’t lose.
The forest stretched endlessly, the darkness thick and suffocating. We had been walking for hours, and still, no sign of the pack’s borders.
No sign of anything.
Luke finally stopped, his jaw tight. "We need to rest."
I crossed my arms. "You said we couldn’t stop."
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