I grabbed the entrance door with the intention of opening the damn thing.

How did I miss the fact that she wasn't in the house?

Karl grunted, “You are stupid. That's why. How can you not differentiate between her presence and her scent? She has her scent almost everywhere in the house for goodness sake!”

My wolf beast was furious. And I was also mad at myself.

Imagine how many hours I have wasted within the safe walls of our home while Ariel was out there alone… or scared.

I stared at the chaotic weather as I beat myself for being unattentive.

Although I wasn't scared, it would be stupid...