Jacob and I ran as fast as we could. Astrid was not answering her phone, which sent us into a frenzy. The bond between us thrummed with tension, sharp and jagged, like a wire pulled too tight. She wasn’t hurt—we’d feel that—but the fear and anger she felt meant something was wrong.
I knew we should have done the linking spell; if we had, I could mind-link Astrid to ask her what the hell was going on.
Dammit! I should have agreed to Jilmar accompanying her to that meeting; that way, I could at least mind-link him, but like fools, we let our mate out of sight.
Fortunately, the Phoenix's house wasn't far from the Pack House, but when we arrived there, we didn't expect to see what we saw.
Astrid and Adrineh stood near the three lines; it seemed they were returning home, but on their wa
