Aria’s POV
We had been walking for hours already and so far it was mostly in silence. The seer woman chatted with me for awhile, but once we’d left the familiar paths of Duffy park and the pack territory beyond, I needed to concentrate, focusing on the way ahead with my subconscious memory and inner sight, so we settled into a companionable quiet.
That was Moriah, though. With the others, the silence was hardly comfortable. I could practically feel Seth seething behind me, his reticence heavy in the air, almost suffocating. I hadn’t meant to hurt his pride, and I didn’t necessarily like being on bad terms, but I knew what had to be done and there just wasn’t any time to let him or anyone else stand in my way, mate or not. I was so completely occupied by picking my way through the dense
