Chapter 97. The Boy

Jaden’s POV

 Stars came out, under me as I laid there, passed out, at the mercy of rogues and animals, tired out by my own wolf.

 A groan left my lips as I pushed myself up. The bruises were gone but there was still slight pain.

 I forced myself to leap to my feet. There was no energy I felt for miles away, just a subtle one. Probably from a low ranked wolf.

 I exhaled, tracking it. “One reason a lower rank wolf will have a subtle energy is if it was dying.”

 Or it was a child. I sighed, staring down at the small pup I met just by taking few steps. What’s he doing far away from wherever he was from?

 “Mister?” he called me with a pouty face. “Where am I?”

 My hands went to my hips. “Around Black Rose.” I looked around. “… I think. Who are you? What pack are you from?”

 He looked down, mumbling some words.

 I pointed ahead. “If you had kept coming, you’d have met some scary warriors tha