Page 3 of Fated to the Wolf Cowboy
“Maybe she made the subway after all,” the third guy said.
“Check and see where it was headed,” the first said.
“I don’t smell her here,” one of them added. “Are we even sure it was her?”
“She’s in her skin and she’s a witch. Who knows what she’s capable of.”
I shivered violently. It felt a bit like my powers were escaping me.
One of the trackers sniffed loudly.
“Got her. Come on.”
I was confused but started to calm a bit hearing their footsteps get further away from me. And then they were running.
“Over here.”
“Watch out!”
“What the hell is going on? Did you see her?”
“No, but her scent was so strong. She went into the subway tunnels.”
“You nearly fell off onto the tracks.”
“But I was just following her scent.”
“So that’s how she got away. Can you tell which direction she went?”
“Eastbound.”
“You’re sure?”
“I’m sure.”
“I know a better entrance, less people around. If we hurry, we should be able to loop back and cut her off. Come on, let’s go.”
They took off at a full sprint back towards the entrance.
I was still shaky, but better.
What the hell just happened?I wondered.
One of the rats scurried up my leg. I didn’t hesitate to reach down and touch her. Suddenly visions popped into mymind. One of the rats was carrying my scent with him. He jumped off the platform and disappeared into the dark tunnels.
“How are you doing this?” I whispered.
I already knew the sewer rats were somehow connected, but how had I tuned into them so thoroughly?
Before I got my answers, a westbound subway arrived.
“Is it safe?” I asked.
The littlest one nodded her head as they grabbed the edge of their blanket and pulled it off me.
“Thanks,” I told them before sprinting onto the subway just as the doors were closing.
I knew I wasn’t going to feel safe until I was far, far away, but the further I got from Pack territory, the more real it became.
