Adrenaline surged through me, and I slowed down just long enough to tip my head back and howl, announcing to my mate that I was coming for her. If she wanted to play a little game of hide and seek, that was fine by me. I’d have her safely back inside before the worst of the storm rolled in off the sea.
It wasn’t difficult to track her. Even if I didn’t have over seven hundred years of experience, it was obvious Celeste didn’t have any when it came to masking her scent or disguising herself. A pup could have traced her path, one heaving with her smell, littered with broken twigs and heavy footfalls.
My wolf practically danced over the wet earth, his paws light against the changing ground beneath us. We knew this land better than anyone, and he thrilled in the chase. He could sense her fea
