Jaden’s POV

Stars came out, under me as I laid there, passed out, at the mercy of rogues and animals, tired out by my own wolf.

A groan left my lips as I pushed myself up. The bruises were gone, but there was still slight pain.

I forced myself to leap to my feet. There was no energy I felt for miles away, just a subtle one. Probably from a low-ranked wolf.

I exhaled, tracking it. “One reason a lower-rank wolf will have a subtle energy is if it was ...