IVAN WAS SCRAMBLING TO GET all of his belongings inside an overnight bag. His things were scattered all over the room. The space was small, but it became even more cramped with his gadgets and clothes piled everywhere. "I should not have thrown that backpacker's bag. Now, I don’t know where to place this stuff." He wanted to smack himself for such a dumb decision. For someone who knew the ins and outs of the dark shifter's web, he was stupid when it came to packing items. He looked for a solution to his problem. One idea he had was to use his bedsheets and wrap his clothes with them. It was the only way every piece of his equipment would fit in the bag. He valued those more than anything else, except for his mate. "Gosh, I am going to invest in a better bag next time. A sack wasn’t the

