Chapter 17
Running like she had never run before, Mira followed Stryker toward the cave where the rest of the group would be waiting.
Though sure she and Stryker had taken care of the humans that had been tracking her, she had not been able to rest. No, there would be no rest or calm in her mind until she saw with her own two eyes that her companions, and the wolves too, were alive and well.
Under a blanket of glorious twinkling stars, they bounded over rocks and weaved in and out of trees and bushes, following an unmarked trail only Stryker or a member of his pack would recognize. Wind rushing though her hair and the crisp clean air still fresh from the previous day’s rain fortified her soul. Freedom was there, within her grasp. Just one more hurdle to overcome, and she and her human c
