shifter, Isaac, who runs it is a lone wolf who didn’t want to be part of the pack but welcomed the job. He knows the packs come here on Mondays to release steam. It’s not just us but anyone in the Quivakond and Avynwood Packs can come. They don’t normally, though. And we always know if anyone else will be here since the others have to book in advance.
What Isaac doesn’t know is what we do on the side. Only we do and our mates. Yvonne had to work on their minds also. Dante, Mira, Merrick, and Zayda as well. After all, someone in each pack has to stay behind when the team goes out. Both the alpha and beta in each pack can’t be gone at the same time. Dante is always aware when we leave, same with Merrick. The packs are covered.
Everyone on the team has a mate but me and I’m fine with that. I don’t need someone worrying about me. Someone wondering if I’ll come home with injuries every time we go out on a mission. Or if I’ll return at all. I’m good on my own. When I get lonely, I find a male or female to spend some time with and leave afterward. No attachments. Ever.
Once we’re back in our clothes and each having shifted who needed to, Thay opens a portal for us to go back to the Avynwood property. He always does this within Aries’ home so no one sees us. And it’s in a part of the home no one outside of us, and their mates, knows exists.
In the corner of the lowest level, behind a false wall, is a soundproof room we enter and leave from. It’s also warded. Paranormals can feel magic in the air. Not all but a lot of them. This way, every time a portal opens, the magic won’t be felt. The same room exists in Austin’s work shed on the Quivakond Pack property.
With the portal closed behind us, Aries eases the wall forward and listens. He texts Cassie quickly and asks if the coast is clear. She responds and we file out. No words are spoken. Our movements are silent. Upstairs, Sevan, Sawyer, Des, and I go our separate ways. I have a feeling one day someone will catch on, but no one has yet. This team has been in place for years.
Aries doesn’t want to grow it. He knows both packs would jump on board, but with that many members, we can’t be as quiet as we are. We enter into situations and take out who we need to. We rescue as many as possible. Keeping the team small allows for that. Less attention is drawn to us and our movements.
Outside, I take a moment to let my wolf rise up and the shift take over. After that session, I know he’s itching to get out. He takes off at a run deep into the forest. We pass Carter first as he’s out to check on things. We weave in and out of trees, not stopping until we’re at the top of the ridge.
My wolf stands there for a moment and breathes in deep, letting the crisp fall air fill his lungs. I can smell it, too. Air so clean it settles both of us. There’s nothing like being outside with my wolf as he runs. There’s no threat here. Nothing but wolves in the pack on patrol and the wilderness.
The amount of land the Avynwood Pack has is vast. I never wanted to join a pack before them. My parents weren’t part of one. I was asked previously by others and always declined. But then Aries was there with the team. I couldn’t resist it. And as often as I said no to others, joining this pack was the right move. I’ve made a lot of friends. Met paranormals I wouldn’t have otherwise. And they’ve become my family.
I don’t hear him but rather sense the wolf coming up on our left flank. He stops beside us. My wolf doesn’t need to turn to know who it is. He can’t resist the pull and eventually turns his gaze to the male next to us.
Whit’s wolf’s fur is a light grey tipped with white over his whole body. The combination is different. Nothing like I’ve ever seen. If there was one word to describe Whit as his wolf and his human, it’s beautiful. I don’t use the term lightly. Ever since I came to the