Damian POV
Archer and Caine were waiting for me in front of the general store as I came around the corner.
“How’d you know I was back?”
“Sam saw Onyx barreling through the woods. Said you looked like you were on a mission. When you didn’t come find us, Willow made the most sense,” Archer said. “Want to tell us what’s going on?”
They fell into step beside me as we walked to the Sugar Maple Inn. “The short version is the rogue named Willow Blackwood as the bounty they’re after. Onyx assumed it was this Willow. She just confirmed it.”
Her name sat heavy in my chest. She was a target. And even if we chose not to accept it, the bond connecting us meant something.
Caine looked over at me. “And the long version?”
I sighed. “We need to get back to the pack. But not before we make sure Will
