The darkness rose around the earth around her paws as she ran. Faster and faster. No one could run like Alex. No one. She knew that by now her pack had been alerted to her disappearance, and as Luna, they would come looking for her. This is not what Alex wanted. Flashes of Rowan entered her mind, when Crescent Moon first found her. When Rowan found her. Sarah saved her. Bandaged her, gave her food and clothes. It came to her. The first time Rowan touched her, and the electricity she felt. What it was like to find a mate. The feeling and comfort it gave her. A missing piece she didn't realize was missing. "Where's your pack" Rowan said. "I don't have one." She tried to shake the images from her head, almost running into a tree in the process. She kicked off to the side, stumbli

