This pack didn’t make me feel worthless like Bloodfang had. They cared about more than my safety. They treated me like I mattered. It confused me. That wasn’t part of the deal. Maybe…they already saw me as part of the pack.
I shook my head and splashed water on my face. “Not yet,” I told my inner wolf. We weren’t officially part of the Howling Echo.
We spent two days taking quiet mountain roads to avoid anyone following us. The Howling Echo knew they’d been set up and were furious, but I never saw Lucien punish Cassius. I had a feeling something might come later, whether I liked it or not.
Along the way, we snacked on apples from near Alloy and the food I had grabbed from the gas station. I figured the money we left covered it.
We didn’t stop at night. Luca and Cassius stayed in wolf f
