Kael had just crossed the ridge of the mountain when his ears began to pick up the commotion of hunters miles away. They had surrounded Eva's mountain house. There was no scenario where they had captured Eva, but before him were hunters frantically searching everywhere. Stress and fear were practically dripping from their pant legs. With his amber eyes, he watched them from atop the mountain. He couldn't sense Eva's energy or her scent. It was obvious she wasn't here, but the rage inside him was enough to tear all these hunters apart.
He raised his head and howled with a deep growl. His savage howl had enveloped the entire valley. He extended his claws and just as he was about to make a move to leap toward the foothills, he sensed that small wolf's scent from meters away.
"Bad blood!" he
