Chapter 243

Xavier's POV

She must be here somewhere. I smell her. More than clear. My wolf jumped over fallen trees and avoided branches and bushes. The smell of wildflowers and cotton grew stronger, which encouraged him to do what he was doing and made him run even faster. And then, all of a sudden, he stopped. My wolf dug its paws into the ground and stopped. There she was. Our companion. She knelt on the ground and seemed to be looking at the plants.

"What is she doing out here so late?" Xenon growled. "It's dangerous to be out so late."

He wanted to move towards her, but I stopped him. "We have to be careful. We don't want to scare them off."

He let me do it and so we watched our little companion from a distance. But when a branch snapped, she jumped up and looked around in panic. She was holding a long knife in her hand and waving it wildly around.

"Who is there?" She called out, looking around in all directions. "Come out and show yourself."