Heather c****d an eyebrow. “You’re very protective. I like that fierce side of you.”
“A lot of good it did. I thought I’d gotten through to her. I guess not.”
He sat down beside her. “Don’t you dare blame yourself. What you did out there was close to a miracle. If anything, you’ve given her a better chance of finding herself.”
“Let’s hope it was enough,” she said.
That night, as soon as David fell deep asleep, Heather slipped out of the room. She tiptoed out of the house and shed her clothes just outside the main door. As soon as she hit the ground on all fours, she ran, using her heightened shifter senses to aid her. There was only one thing she was looking for. Last time, she’d found the she-bear, so she could do it again. Heather wouldn’t risk anyone in her new pack because of the u
