SHADE
The wolfsbane only affected their strength, their power to shift, but Kylen was stronger. His beta and he fought hard, and limped away. I let them. For now.
I was still not satisfied. Kylen needed to spill more blood. More.
"He is walking away."
"He won't go far," I mindlinked Thier. "We just have to wait."
We waited and watched.
Kylen had limped off with his beta, blood trailing behind them. I could smell the copper sting of it even through the thick camouflage of pine and rot. But it still wasn't enough. Kai was growling in my head, asking for more.
“He’s wounded and drugged,” Thier sent through the mindlink, his golden eyes sharp beneath the low-hanging branches.
We'll let him run, we will let him think that he had gotten away, and then we will strike."
We followed them t
