And just like that… she was out.
The moment the pack community fell behind her, Ashley felt the crushing weight on her chest loosen. She exhaled sharply, a breath she didn't realize she had been holding, her grip on the wheel tightening as a fragile sense of relief washed over her.
But it didn't last.
Because she wasn't safe yet.
She was still inside Nathan's territory.
And until she crossed that invisible line, she couldn't afford to relax, not even for a second.
Ashley drove for half an hour along a dirt road flanked by towering pine trees. Werewolves preferred the wild, so their pack was built deep in the forest, near rivers and lakes, far from human reach.
