IX

Dylan

‘The Little Mouse escaped during the attack!’ Ace snarls at me through the mindlink.

‘I have some ideas where to search. You search North towards the forest between here and Freepelt Pack and I will head south towards the forest there. We can have men search the city, but she is more likely to go north or so along the river,’ I reply.

I remember Kaiya and her friend Amina spending a lot of time along the river on their day off, especially during the summer months, but Autumn has been creeping in and it nears winter. The river is far too cold to swim in at this time of year, even for werewolves and her wolf is either dead or very weak. I still wouldn’t put it past her to follow the river or to jump in if she felt desperate. What desperation would drive her to leap?

What will I do if I find her? What will I do if I don’t?

Goddess! Why does it have to be so complicated?

If she would answer Ace, maybe…or at least I hope he would let her leave. I could carry her far away, where