Page 66 of The Alpha's Fated Destiny

My mate gives me an irate look before huffing. "Fine. He can come with us."

I turn to face Logan, exasperated. "Thank you for following us this far Logan, and for helping us. You now have permission to save our lives."

Alex makes a sound in the back of his throat at the sarcasm dripping from mine.

Logan looks amused, but he's wise enough not to press Alex's buttons.

"If you want to survive this place, you have to keep to your human forms."

He begins walking and we follow him. "How long will it take us to get out of this place?"

"I'm not sure," Logan replies. “I have bits and pieces of information in my head. The minute I entered the forest, I just knew not to shift into my animal form. And when I saw the two of you not acting right, I just knew what was happening. I assumed it’s because I was a mercenary in the Central Alliance."

That is the only explanation that would make sense.

“Great.” Alex looks at me. “He is as clueless as we are.”

“I might be remembering things or I might not be." The mercenary points out. "Either way, I’ll be able to keep you two alive.”

“What about food?” I ask hesitantly. “I there really nothing to eat in this forest?”

Logan looks around and shakes his head. "I wouldn’t advise it. Let’s just keep walking. It would be smarter to rest in the daytime and continue once darkness falls. There are more dangerous creatures lurking here after dark.”

We begin walking, and although he claims that he doesn’t know this area as well as we initially thought, he does seem to be more prepared than us.

I can tell that Alex is not pleased. I really can't figure out my mate's peculiar behavior.

Logan is a man of few words. He doesn’t talk that much, preferring to remain silent. However, if he ever talks to me, I see Alex's expression darken. I don’t understand him. He’s not usually like this.

What is it about Logan that Alex despises so much?

I have a feeling that even if I ask him, he’s not going to tell me.

Chapter 14

Sophia

Having Logan around makes all the difference.

It's obvious at first that he's uncertain of his next step, but as we progress through the forest, he becomes more confident. He and Alex will never be best friends, though. Their dislike of each other is mutual.

The older mercenary doesn't hide his disdain for Alex and makes it a point to let my mate know it.

My mate is no different.

Alex is hell-bent on not trusting Logan. Neither of them seems to understand that they are simply making this entire journey both uncomfortable and unbearable for me.

Fortunately, it only takes three days to exit the forest, and I finally let out a sigh of relief.

“There should be some human villages around here.” I look at the map where Brian marked the locations. “Do you know about them, Logan?”

There are times when Logan simply has a blank look in his eyes, as if he can’t quite comprehend the situation. Right now is one of those moments.

“I’m not sure.”

Alex takes the map from me and looks ahead. “Another half day’s journey by foot and then we can simply shift and run. It’ll save us time. And we can figure out the location of the main pack once we eat and rest.”

I agree with him.

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