Elroy POV
My heart felt torn in two as I left Denis’s abandoned camp with my only semi-rested troops. On the one hand, I felt an enormous sense of relief in having let myself feel what I wanted to feel about Sam, of acknowledging him as a friend and brother-in-arms. On the other, I could hardly breathe with my fear for Olivia.
As I strode in my fur to lead thousands of pack mates, showing all the strength and confidence I needed to as Alpha, I forced myself not to run as fast as I could because I did not really know where I needed to go, trusting as best I could in the Goddess to guide us to our Luna. Besides, it would do little good to run so far ahead of the carriages and wagons.
The moon wasn’t up yet, but it had rained recently, and the petrichor from the ground lifted my spirits ev
