AVA
Once we were sure neither Oscar or I were having any kind of immediate negative reaction to our mating, the three of us headed back to the pack house.
As we ran, I thought I saw something in the woods; someone watching us. I slowed to more of a trot, Callum slowing down to match my speed.
“Ava, you okay?” Callum’s voice through the mindlink was concerned.
“I thought I saw someone,” I replied. “Someone watching us.”
“Let me check it out.”
“Not on your own, Callum.”
“I’m literally your destined protector, Ava, I’ve got this.”
“I told you that I will not let you shove me away from danger forever, Callum. I’m not hiding behind a tree.”
Artemis hid our scent, and we crept forward into the woods, listening and looking out for trouble. There was the faint smell of a wood fire and me
