Grace's POV. The forest surrounding the pack house was quiet, sirene, and peaceful. A good place to clear my head, think, and work through my feelings about Rhyder and being back here again. As I quietly walked through the forest, memories of the time I had spent here so many years ago came flooding back in mighty waves. I remembered all the times that I ran through these trees as a wolf - sometimes with the entire pack, sometimes with Alexis, but mostly with Rhyder. I remembered how free I always felt on those runs, how connected I felt, not only to Rhyder, Alexis or the pack, but also to the Goddess and the earth around me. It was a feeling that I missed. And I hadn't realized how much until I felt the soft soil between my toes again. Suddenly, I was overcome with an overwhelming

