Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 337

Half way through my next exercise routine, Lobo starts acting oddly. He’s usually asleep by now, but his chest is rumbling against the floorboards as he lays down on his stomach.

Rolling my eyes I move back to my stereo, turning down the music thinking perhaps he was groaning at me for keeping him awake.

As soon as I turn the music way down…he jumps up, his ears pinned for a noise he must hear outside. Then it occurs to me…he can hear the pack run.

“They are on their run Lobo, just ignore them.” I cheerfully reassure him as I ruffle the top of his head. But he doesn’t listen to me, he starts growling at the door…a front paw tapping at it for me to open it.

They know not to come out this far, Mum and Dad remind them every pack run.

I turn the music off…my blood running cold as the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

I reach for my gun, placing the safety catch off…taking a deep breath in to centre my core. Most likely one of the guards has left patrol early and was using the meadows as a cut through. But without access to the pack-link, I was going to have to exit the cabin to find out for definite.

I wait, expecting Lobo’s growing frantic state to calm…when it doesn’t and he becomes more restless. Reaching for the door handle, I pull the door open…Lobo brushing past my legs as he whizzes past me.

He sniffs the air, his eyes darting around into the black void of the night…before a menacing growl escapes him.

“What is it boy? What do you see?” I whisper as I crouch down by his side.

My ears are pinned for the sound of a movement…the entire pack having fallen into some weird eerie silence. Even the pack run…they aren’t making any noise.

A twig snap up ahead almost has my soul jumping out of my body…Lobo running away from me into the darkness of the night.