The Girl He Marked by Laila Callaway novel Chapter 1

Book 1 Chapter 34

I wake early to sunshine beams brightly into my tent. I squint and manage to make out my surround ings as my eyes adjust.

I sit up and stretch, sliding out of my sleeping bag. I crawl out of my tent and look over to Alena’s tent to see if she’s awake yet.

My eyes widen as I see her tent is unzipped and her bag is gone.

Has she gone for a walk or something?

But why would she take her bag?

I climb out of my tent and stand up, looking around for her.

‘Alena?’ I call, but there’s no answer, just birds tweeting.

I glance at the dying embers of the fire, maybe she’s gone to get some more wood?

| slowly get dressed, wondering where the hell she could be. I look over in her tent again and sure enough, it’s empty.

I suddenly catch a scent and my blood runs cold, male wolves.

Two of them.

Goose-bumps rise on my arms as I frantically look around for any clue as to what happened to her.

Someone took her, there’s been a struggle, I realize as I see obvious scratches in the bark where some one has latched on. Fear wraps around me and I begin to panic.

Oh God, is she okay? 

I try to call her, but her phone’s turned off and my signal goes in and out.

Why would someone take her? 

I’m relieved as I notice that the scent doesn’t smell like a rogue, it’s not sour or dirty

So they were from a pack, and if we were intruding they would take me as well, not just Alena.

‘I can’t imagine she would get out of her tent and go out on her own, she’s scared of the dark, I deduce out loud, probably looking crazy talking to myself in the woods.

“So that means they took her specifically because they wanted her, I say, and I frown in confusion.

Why would they want only her? 

My heart drops as I realize it must be her mate, why else would they take her?

She doesn’t even know about wolves, she’s probably terrified!

I try to think of what to do next, I can’t track her scent it’s not strong enough, I need to find out whose territory this is and get her back.

pack up my things in about five minutes, strapping everything to my back so I can shift and run back

Book 1 Chapter 34

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home

I reach my house in just over half an hour and I jump into my car, speeding over to Nate and Myra’s house, they’ll know what to do. By the time I arrive, it’s been an hour since I found out Alena is missing

I feel like this is my fault, if I’d just told her about wolves, she might not be so unprepared or scared, I have no idea what she’s going through.

‘Hey Aria, Nate greets me as he comes down the path, his steps stop short