Chapter 74

CALIFF

Things just went out of hand.

I couldn’t believe a sheriff knew that our kind existed. I was still figuring out how he found out, but I hadn’t been able to contact Alpha Knight and check out if Sheriff Carter was telling the truth.

It was five in the morning when I woke up to an empty bed. It was unusual for Shadow to wake up ahead of me. Since we mated, we cuddled, kissed, and did a round of fantastic sex before we got up from bed. I also couldn’t reach out to her.

I stretched out and got up from bed. The bathroom was empty. I tried reaching out to our link, but I had no luck.

“Zack?”

“Alpha, what’s wrong?” He looked like he just woke up, too.

“So the answer is no.”

“Wait. What’s no?”

“Never mind. Go back to sleep.”

I changed into sweatpants and a hoodie and decided to go for a run. I stripped off my clothes when I reached the giant tree where we stuffed our things before transforming. I instantly caught the scents