CONNOR
I waited exactly thirty seconds before running after Lily – thirty seconds I used to grab clothes and blankets for her, for when she’d inevitably shift back to her human form, and order Alex to stay right there and protect our son with his life.
Then, I shifted and leaped out of the broken window, starting on a trail I knew well: Lily always used to run to a specific place whenever overwhelmed to the point of losing control, a small clearing up in the mountains overlooking the packlands – I knew her wolf was bringing her there.
I quickly sent a mind link to the patrols stationed near there not to approach their Luna in any way: while I knew Lily and her wolf were usually adverse to violence, there was no way to predict how she’d react to another wolf after two years without shi
