Conrad.

Even as an Alpha, my knees hurt. That was only because I had been walking in slow motion while crouching inside the canopy of tall grasses for two hours straight. I was sweating like a goat about to be sacrificed. My spine felt like it was about to snap, and I was almost convinced a large boulder was laid upon my back.

I didn’t transform into my wolf form. I couldn’t—for one simple reason: my scent would grow stronger and tracking me would become much easier. So yes, I was ...