Chapter 28

They entered the clearing from every side. Hunter’s huge brindled wolf was flanked by two ginger-haired canines and one gray—my entire pack united at last. From the other direction, Wolfie and his mate soared forward ahead of an even larger number of furry marauders, their feet moving so quickly that pads barely touched the ground. Without conscious thought, I reached out with the pack sense to greet them. But the only tether I found was the one linking me to Hunter. Every other thread of the tangled cat’s cradle that had recently bound our small clan together had since disintegrated into the warm summer night. Still, the glowing strand linking me to my mate remained, and I couldn’t resist brushing the lightest finger across our tantalizing connection. In response, my mate immediately turned his head to meet my gaze with eyes that glowed pale gold in the returning moonlight.