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I tilted my head back. “Don’t leave me.”
“I promise I won’t.”
“You promise?”
He chortled. “I mean it, Macy. I promise.”
“You better mean it.”
His brows knitted together. Something about the worry on his face made me lean back. I checked the road, checked the mirrors, and checked our surroundings. We were alone now. Percy and Rick hadn’t come back.
I gasped. “Izdor.”
“I can’t reach him, little wolf.”
“We need to get back to Silverdawn. We need to find Etta.”
He popped the truck into gear, testing the gas a little bit to make sure the guys hadn’t messed with the vehicle. When he felt confident, he peeled off the side of the road, kicking enough dust into the air to make it look like a tornado was following us in the rearview mirror.
“Did Etta stay behind?” he asked.
I shook my head. “No, she was supposed to meet Izdor in town.”
“They might have been taken.”
“Do you think that’s why Percy and Rick cornered us?”
He stared ahead, brows furrowed, expression unsure.
Goddess, I hated seeing him look like that. He was worried about the members of his pack. He was probably trying to figure out how to locate them. I had a few ideas myself, but I knew we had to get back to Silverdawn and talk to Raven. We’d be useless if we tried to find the pair by ourselves.
We have to regroup. We have to plan. We have to make sure they’re okay.
He grabbed my hand and kissed my knuckles. “We will, little wolf. I promise.”
And this time, I didn’t get up in arms about him being inside my head.
Chapter 19 - Juriah
My tone couldn’t have been more urgent as I reached for my friend.Izzy, are you there?
Tapping into our channel provided nothing but static. I waited for what felt like ages, a litany of horrors rising from memories of old battles, failed strategies, and selfish missions. The wheel wheezed under my grip. Green apples tapped into my senses with the same ease I communicated with my friends.
I glanced at Macy. “You’re not doing anything wrong.”
“I didn’t say that.”
“You haven’t made any mistakes either.”
She frowned, casting a long look out the window at the house like she wanted to say something more. Gloom hung over the sky in patches of slate gray and charcoal with intermittent flashes of light. Rain would slow our search efforts. We had to regroup with Raven and Galanthia before it was too late.
Izzy, please, I begged, but the silent static persisted.I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten you into this.
Macy rubbed my shoulder before stepping out of the truck. She shut the door lightly, leaning against the metal while staring at the sheet of rain already blessing the forest behind the house. Rain gave life too. Much like the sun, it was a force of power, but it wasn’t as satisfying as the greatest star in our solar system.
Once I joined Macy on the other side of the car, I noticed Galanthia in the distance. Her gold whip sat on her hip as her wings carried her toward us. She landed gracefully in the yard, the golden design from her tear ducts down her nose glowing brighter than usual. She had been listening in to our channel—and she seemed to be just as successful as I had been in finding Izdor.
“I called for Raven to meet us here,” Galanthia said while clasping my hand. “She’s bringing Rynar and a group of wolves. We’ll be able to search together.”
