074 | FOLLOWING A TREMBLING STAR

We raced across Greyhide’s snow-slick terrain. As we’d agreed, I sprinted with Ares on my back, never once looking behind me, letting Cendres and Annia fight off any attackers we faced on the way. I wanted to help them, but keeping Ares safe was my priority.

I’d never been so damned excited to see a canyon before. Hoping to the stars and sun and moon and everything in the world that Cen and Annia would catch up with me, that they would both meet me when we were in safer territory, I surged along the side of the canyon. The sun rose and fell, and still I ran.

‘You need to rest, beautiful,’ came Ares’s voice through the mate bond.

‘Not until you’re safe,’ I replied, every time.

‘You were hurt, too.’

‘Not badly. Even the knife wound is healed now.’

‘Yeah.’ His mental voice was thick with disbelief. ‘So you say.’

It was true. Mostly.

‘I’ll stop when we can. But we’re still well within Greyhide’s borders.’

‘Even Winterpaw Warrior territory won’t be safe. You were attacked in Blue Moon bef