now. Being back helps. Dante and Ryder have been great.”
Katy hip-checked her lightly. “You have more people who love you than Dante and Ryder. Don’t forget it.”
Tate smirked, a spark of her feisty personality igniting. “Of course not. I have Skye, too.”
“Bitch,” Katy muttered, smiling.
Laughing, I stripped and shifted quickly, anxious to—
A contented sigh rumbled from my chest as I felt Remy in my head.
Hey, babe. His warm voice trickled through my thoughts.
I turned, heading out of the tent as fast as I could. I raced across the distance between us, my body colliding with his where we met in the middle.
The appreciative rumble in his chest vibrated through my fur and into my bones.
I was too absorbed in Remy, in letting our wolves reunite that I missed the others starting to join us.
We should get going, he told me reluctantly.
I couldn’t stop the plaintive whine that scraped up my throat. Fine.
We turned to face the rest of the pack, expecting them to be waiting for us, but only a handful were looking at us. And those stares were filled with worry.
More and more wolves started appearing in the open field, but a large amount of them looked stunned. A few whined, and then a chorus of howls split the air.
My hackles rose as I realized something wasn’t right.
I looked around, trying to figure out what was wrong, but things weren’t wrong. They were …
Remy? I whispered his name, shuffling so our sides were pressed together.
Holy fuck.
His hushed reply rang in my head like the crash of cymbals.
He was seeing exactly what I was seeing, which meant this was really happening.
Are they … I couldn’t finish the thought because there was no way.
No. Fucking. Way.
They’re bonding, he confirmed, sounding just as amazed and confused as I felt.
Dozens, maybe hundreds, of wolves had just found their mate in this field.
Holy shit.
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My head was spinning as I headed into the tent to shift back and help deal with whatever the hell just happened in the pack. Already bonded pairs were starting to sneak off to consummate their newfound bonds. The pack run was all but forgotten because about half of them just found their soulmate. Remy hadn’t even needed to tell me we should shift back and regroup to talk about this before I turned and all but ran for the seclusion of the tent.
A few women followed me, but I was surprised to see Lulu waiting for me in the middle of the tent, her expression solemn and her hands clasped in front of her.
I shifted immediately and started grabbing for my clothes. “What’s wrong?” I demanded over my shoulder.
Lulu had been all but hidden the last day since we arrived in Blackwater. If she was here, it probably meant something was wrong.
“Is it Linden or Elias?” I pressed, pulling my leggings back on. The last thing I needed tonight was those two causing another layer of chaos.
“How many just bonded?” she questioned softly.
My hands froze in the midst of pulling my shirt over my head. I yanked it down a second later. “What did you say?”
“You knew that would happen?” Tate was beside me, pulling clothes on as fast as I was.
“I had a suspicion,” Lulu admitted, looking slightly guilty. “After the bonding wave you mentioned on the plane, I kind of wondered. I snuck in here and watched. I’m sorry; I was curious.”
“A warning would’ve been awesome,” I said a little helplessly, shooting her an exasperated look. “We have a field full of newly bonded mates.”
“It wasn’t a sure thing, Skye. This kind of thing hasn’t happened in years. We’re talking hundreds of years.”
“Who is she?” Katy asked, flicking a finger at Lulu.
“This is Lulu,” Tate answered for me.
“The witch?”
Lulu shot Katy a withering look. “I’m not a witch.”
“She’s an elementalist,” I corrected quickly, waving a hand. “But what I want to know is why you knew this would happen. And, more importantly, why the hell you didn’t give me a heads up.”
“Skye.” Mom touched my shoulder behind me.
I turned and realized there was a tent full of women gawking at us and whispering.
“Just a heads up, but even I can scent the pheromones in the air right now,” Lulu said worriedly. “You might want to either try to wrangle things or resolve yourself to a massive mating orgy outside the tent.”
I rubbed my temples. “This isn’t happening.”
“Can someone explain to me what is happening?” Ainsley demanded behind us.
I spun to see the normally poised and confident girl now