Chapter 82

Akia POV

I unceremoniously run through the woods. I have no idea where I am or where I’m going. I just know that I have to get as far away from the cabin as I can. I know that once he gets his bearings, he will be after me. Ares is an Alpha, so there’s no way I’m going to be able to outrun him.

Pain hits me as I run through hanging branches and bushes. I don’t stop to try to avoid anything; I don’t have time for that. I duck under low branches and try to keep hidden behind thick tree trunks.

I look to the right and see a gleam on the ground. Is that water, Bree?

I think it is. You need to get there so you can try to cover your scent. I turn to my right and keep moving as fast as I can. A howl breaks out and echoes through the woods. I feel it go through my body, and I know that my