Running through that woods with Storm is exactly as it's always been. It's like no time at all as past between us. Both of us push ourselves to run faster and harder than the other.
Damn, I feel so lucky to have this back.
Of all the things that I had willingly given up when I left to be with Eliza, my family and Storm were the only things I was going to truly miss. Everything else, including the Beta position, was just clutter.
I love being the Beta, don't get me wrong. I had been looking forward to the day I would take over and run it alongside my best friend and our mates.
We would run the pack to the best of our abilities and when the time came, we would pass the positions down to our firstborns. Just as our father's father had done.
Suddenly, Storm stops. His eyes wide and wi
