The little red light from the trail camera above blinked, mocking me. Infrared vision most likely. They could see in the dark almost as good as wolves. I turned, giving my back to the camera.
The humans were playing a dangerous game and I was really tired of being their pawn. Screw the contracts and the money. This wasn’t worth it anymore. As long as my papa was safe, I didn’t owe the show anything.
I could leave. Hike down the mountain. Find a road and a phone and get some help.
We need to wait for him.
Do I want to?
I touched the smooth and unmarked skin of my neck, feeling the throbbing ache in my chest intensify. Every part of me was bone tired and weary. I was sick of deciding.
It was bedtime anyway.
Tomorrow, I’d figure it out.
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Ranger
We’d run in wolf form throughout the
