She pushed out her senses, scanning the area as a cloud passed over the moon above and made the shadows of the woods deeper. Nothing moved. But we both felt it. A predator’s dark intent lurked just out of reach.
Adrenaline flooded her body as she took a cautious step back, teeth still bared and ready to fight.
Leaf matter crunched under something heavy.
A step too carefully placed to not be a wolf.
Growling a warning, my wolf took another slow step back to the creek.
It’d been all fun and games when we thought we were teasing Ranger, knowing he must have caught our scent multiple times, but now we were worried about how long it would take him to get here.
My wolf’s eyes stayed trained on the shadows where she’d heard the noise.
The sound of male laughter behind us had my soul leavin
