Asher’s Point of View The beach became eerily quiet as the sound of tires crunching the pavement faded away. I could almost breath a sigh of relief, knowing Talia was getting out of here and away from the danger. Yet, I couldn’t quite relax. I always felt better when she was at my side, and my wolf was having a really hard time accepting that sometimes keeping her safe meant she had to be elsewhere. “There’s nothing out there,” Ryland and Mark came jogging back from the tree line. I’d sent them out ahead of the rest of the group to scope the trees, see what we were getting ourselves into before the real battle began. Behind me, someone let out a loud exasperated groan and I didn’t have to turn to already know it was Lukas. “Great, not only did are we wasting our time out here but a per