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I turned inward once more, reaching deep down for that low hum that came from our bond, and felt nothing.
Only silence and devastation.
I sniffed the air once more and kept going in circles. I couldn’t smell her anymore. It was as if she’d disappeared into thin air.
My world crumbled, collapsing in on itself, and for the first time, I didn’t know where to turn. I’d always found a way to deal with any situation, I attacked it with brute force, I tore it to fucking pieces, but what was I supposed to do if I couldn’t find her?
I drew in the bitter, morning air, coldness seeping into my bones. A deep guttural howl wrenched from my throat, and determination to find her filled me. I trembled with fury, because once I found out who took my Rune, he was going to be sorry he was ever born.
I would tear apart the whole fucking world to find her. My rage erupted, and I hurled myself into the woods, about to obliterate everything that stood in my way.
Ares
I couldn’t remember how long I’d been scouring the woods for Rune.
And still no sign of her.
Something was wrong with me. I realized I couldn’t exist without Rune. She consumed every inch of me. I hated myself for leaving the camp this morning to take a walk. I should have stayed by her side.
With not one clue on where she’d gone, with Wilder and Daxon also madly racing through the woods, I came to the conclusion that I had one possible ace up my sleeve.
Standing in an empty part of the woods, I fell to my knees, my fingers extending into claws. I frantically started digging at the earth. Soil flew in every direction as I desperately scooped out handfuls.
In my mind, I was drowning, and flashes of Rune kept popping across my mind. It was pure torture to remember her smile, to remember the sound of her laugh. What I felt for her was an all-consuming obsession.
I couldn’t hide from the overwhelming feelings I’d developed. The little wolf girl was so much more than I’d expected. I ached for her, my body ached for her…my dead heart needed her.
Doubt crept in that I’d ever find her, and with it…came terror. I shook my head. I couldn’t think like that. Not now, not fucking ever.
I kept digging like a madman while the pain at not having found Rune sifted through me like venom in my veins.
“What the fuck are you doing?” Wilder spit from behind me.
I raisedmy head at his words, his gaze narrowing on the grave I was digging. He was staring at me like I’d lost my mind.
“You can waste your time standing there…or you can help me. I need to find a way to connect with Rune, and since I draw my strength and healing from the earth, it might help me reach out to her.”
Wilder grunted, but instead of being a smug asshole, he threw himself down on his knees next to me.
“How deep are we going?” he asked, his arms partially transforming into that of a wolf’s, a nifty new party trick that Rune had somehow given him with her powers.
“Enough for me to be buried completely.”
Wilder didn’t even hesitate, he started digging madly, both of us burrowing deeper.
“The bears haven’t seen her since last night. They’re searching the woods too. Daxon lost his shit and vanished somewhere in the mountains. For all I know, he could have made his way into the city and is burning it down. For once, I don’t care to stop him if it helps us find Rune.”
I ground my jaw every time I thought of Rune in danger. “Who would have taken her?”
Wilder wasn’t faring any better, his heavy breaths sawing in and out of him like a beast. “If we were back home, she had her enemies, but we’re in fucking Romania, as far from our town as possible. Aside from the bear shifters, no one else even knew we were here.”
I muttered an expletive under my breath, digging manically. “Fuck, just keep digging and let’s hope I pick up something.”
Wilder growled, heaving for breath as he worked manically. “She really does mean a lot to you, doesn’t she?”
I paused at his question, thinking it didn’t come close to covering how I felt about her.
“I’d die before I lost her. I know it’s not what you want to hear, but whether I intended it or not, I’ve lost my heart to her.”
