Chapter 56: Ian Ajax

Miracle's POV.

The trees towered above us…long and intimidating, their branches twisting and gnarled like grasping fingers.

A thick carpet of leaves muffled my footsteps as I made my way deeper into the wood trailing behind the disappearing figure of a very pissed off Hardy. The air was thick with the scent of decaying leaves and damp earth, and I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched.

"Hardy, slow down" I called after him but he was fast, he is a werewolf royalty after all.

Those tend to be fast…gosh! There I go judging him again.

I turned around when I heard a sound.

"Who's there?! Show yourself!" I yelled.

There was no sound and no one stepped out of the shadows.

I kept walking but I heard the sound again.

"I'm warning you, I have pepper spray!"

"Calm down, Hun. It's just a raccoon"

I jumped.

The voice said from behind me instead of the direction I expected it to come from.