The fire flickered between us. The shadows on his face moved against the strong line of his jaw. His wet hair curled at the ends. His wolf was still close to the surface. I could feel it watching me, and for the first time in my life my own wolf was watching someone back.
I looked at the fire.
"I guess not all visits with 'the enemy' are terrible," I said quietly.
"Thank you." His voice was softer. "Twice. I feel like an ass. Can we start over?"
"I suppose. Alec very much wants us to be friends."
My eyes flared wide.
"Alec. Oh no. Alec is going to panic."
I looked around. The river. The dark. The miles.
"Too far to walk back in the dark." Darien watched me with a small smile. "Leo's the best tracker I know after my own Beta. He'll figure out where we went. He'll come."
"Alec is go
