Chapter 78. A Trail

Colt’s POV

“Can you still follow the scent?” I asked Grey as the rain became heavier by the second.

“Barely,” he said, frustrated.

“We will have to improvise soon,” I said, coming to a slower jog.

“What do you suggest we do?” Grey asked.

“Splitting up,” I said. “It’s the only way.”

“I don’t like that idea,” Grey said. “We don’t know these woods and…”

“Grey!” I stopped him. “I know she is here; we just need to find her. She is a kid. A pup. Just imagine if our pup were lost here in the wilderness. We would be crazy worried. We have no other choice! I can’t let her stay here outside; she will die in this cold!”

“Fine!” Grey growled. “We split when I couldn’t follow the scent anymore.”

“Agree!” I said, happily, knowing that we would do more ground like that.

The only reason we were searching together was to protect one another should we encounter any issues in our search.

Grey and I ran about four miles deeper int