Chapter 42: Panther Hunted

Josh's panther leaped over a fallen log as he made his way through the woods around Bull Creek. Dimitri had called him that morning after Lainie called him and asked for Josh's help to locate Miles Hemingway. Alanna remained back at the cabin with Lainie, keeping her calm and preventing her from joining in the hunt herself. Dimitri, Josh, and Nathan had all shifted, sniffed out the residue of Miles' scent around Lainie's cabin and hit the woods. When the scent faded, they each split, racing off in different directions, noses to the ground. They would find the scum that threatened Lainie, and god help the man when they did. Nobody messes with Josh's family.

Josh still couldn't believe Lainie had not called Dimitri after she found the note nailed to the door of her cabin. Miles could very well have come back once he knew she was home and broken in to her cabin to carry out whatever vile intentions he intended. The fact that he followed her from Draven Falls to Bull Creek reeked of desper