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"What? No, Aurum. You know..." Hazel's protest was cut short.

As they dashed through the mountains, Hazel's pulse quickened. She reached out to stop Aurum, her voice tinged with urgency. "Wait, don't go."

'Relax, Hazel. Remember, we're in our wolf forms. He won't recognize you.'

They sprinted through the mountain, the mansion looming in the distance—a place where Hazel had been imprisoned once before. Her heart pounded as she tried to hold Aurum back.

"Wait," she urged. But their senses tingled with the presence of others, unseen but felt.

"The shiny wolf is there," a voice whispered.

Aurum tensed, her golden fur bristling as she darted towards cover, Hazel hot on her heels.

'We need to hide; they might pick up our scent,' Aurum whispered urgently, disappearing into the shadows.

"Who could smell us?" Hazel asked.

'Maybe his pack or other wolves,' Aurum replied.

Together, they sprinted towards the nearby stream, where Hazel and Wyatt had often lingered. They concealed themselves from t