Chapter 44. Crossing the Borders

Zayd walked for minutes before Quinn told him that it was okay for him to run, and he’d questioned her condition a hundred times before he changed into his wolf and allowed her on his back.

He’d run, but she knew he wasn’t running at full speed. In the morning, he’d hunted meat, and she’d picked up woods, lighting a fire for him to prepare it on.

After they’d eaten, he’d started running again, hellbent on getting her to his pack before her fever got worse. It took another night of running before they finally stumbled upon the border of his pack and as they strode past the lines, men emerged from the woods, greeting him. “Alpha… we are grateful for your return.”

Zayd strode past them, and Quinn looked around at the unfamiliarity of the land nervously. She knew she wasn’t here to be his Luna, but would these people accept her either way?

She hugged around herself, drowning in a sea of insecurity until Zayd laid down on his belly, signalizing that she should cli