"I know, I'm sorry," I apologized to her with a smile.

"Next time you intend on running away, do me a favor and tell me, then I'll accompany you." She smiled widely, as we both laughed. Maybe, but I doubt that I will be running away ever again, since it didn't work out well the last time.

"How are you? The whole pack went crazy looking for you when you left. Even the Alpha went crazy with worry. He was the first to notice your absence," she said, shocking me with the last part of her statement.

Astride was worried about me? And he was the first to notice I...