The Alpha's Other Woman by Vielle Nye (read a book .txt) 📗

Inwardly pouting a bit, I slowed to a trot and inspected the area. I had already explored a lot of this terrain in the past, but I had never been to this particular part of the river. I bent my head down to lap at the water, and then I continued on. Minutes passed and I remained alone.

Well, this hadn’t gone as planned. I huffed and began to make my way back in the direction of Jason’s, or rather, our home, circling the trees.

I heard a snap, and turned my head in the direction of the sound, eyes raking the underbrush. It was probably nothing, maybe a squirrel or some other similar critter, and absolutely nothing to worry about.

Or maybe it was something else, something more worrisome. I moved away cautiously, keeping my senses sharp, but finding nothing else amiss.

I’d nearly convinced myself everything was in my imagination, when a menacing growl broke through the forest.