Wolf Trapped (Rejected by Fate Book 2) by Ember-Raine Winters

Author:Ember-Raine Winters [Winters, Ember-Raine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-12T18:30:00+00:00

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She tried to use me.

Rage fills me as I stomp down the stairs and out of the house. I blow out a breath, the cool evening air filling my lungs and calming me slightly. She doesn’t understand. I can’t let anything happen to her.

I storm through the forest to check on the patrol when I scent smoke in the breeze. “What the fuck is that?” I race through the woods, not caring that branches are scratching at my clothes and face.

Another scent hits me, moving in the opposite direction, and I growl, indecision warring inside me. The rogue hasn’t been scented in two fucking weeks, and I smell it at the same time as I smell smoke? Is it a coincidence? I doubt it.

The need to chase down the threat to my pack rages inside me. My wolf is practically thrashing to get out and chase the fucker down, but the fire is the most pressing threat to our safety. Fuck. Why did I have to smell him now?

The smell of smoke becomes stronger, and I make my choice. I need to find the fire and alert the pack that we need to put it out before it becomes a fucking problem. It's not just a danger to our village and homes but will bring attention that we don’t need.

Should I shift? Some of the wolves will be shifted, and we will be able to communicate but will it take too long to get to the fire?

Fuck. What is going on in my pack? I pick up my pace and race through the trees until the forest fills with smoke. The smell of smoke gets stronger as I run toward the clearing close to the Packhouse. Fuck.

Did it spread to the house from the clearing, or is it really even at the clearing? The smoke is so thick I can’t see two feet in front of me, so I can’t be sure where it is yet. I pray to whatever gods are listening that it’s not the pack house where my mate is locked inside.

I cough and cover my face with my shirt deciding to shift. Smoke rises, so the closer I am to the ground, the better. I strip and shift quickly, calling out through the pack link to whichever shifters are patrolling in wolf form—fire in the clearing. We need water immediately.

Yes, alpha. Several wolves chorus through the link. The panic is palpable. The heat is nearly unbearable as I get closer to the clearing.

The fire rages in the clearing, eating up grass and spreading to the forest. Shouts come from the path leading to the forest as a truck engine roars close by. The pack has a small fire truck in case of forest fires. We don’t need humans catching on to our existence by letting fires get out of control.

Alpha, we can’t find Carter. He was patrolling with us, but now he’s gone. Patrick calls through the pack link.

Let’s get the fire out, and then we will look for Carter.

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