Asher’s Point of View
I weaved back and forth through the tree line, probably travelling further into the forest than I needed to. I could have stopped several yards back, and felt confident there was no one around to see us. There were no hikers on the trail, I would have picked up another’s scent by now, and the thick trees hid us well from anyone beyond the forest line.
Yet, I still pushed us further into the darkness. I knew this forest like the back of my hand, which meant I knew the clearing up ahead was approaching quickly. It was the perfect place to give us some space, somewhere I could transform and far enough into the forest that hopefully Talia would be smart enough not to immediately try and flea. She wouldn’t, right? I mean we’d walked nearly a mile now, and unlike me, I w
