Ivy “What the f**k were you doing there?” Asher growled, the moment I emerged after shifting back and pulling on my clothes. “I…” I started, but he was already cutting me off, looking mad and bewildered. “Do you know how scared we got?” he demanded. “We don’t have the mindlink, Ivyanka! I cannot sense if you are in danger, cannot talk or hear you! All we had was your scent and when we realized where you went…fuck.” I was a bit surprised, not expecting him to be that worried. “I sensed my mother’s scent there,” I murmured. Asher stopped running his fingers through his hair and blinked at me. “What?” I nodded. “I hunted down the deer just near the final perimeter and was returning when I caught it…her scent,” my voice broke and Asher’s eyes softened, his panic subsiding. “I had to