Page 22 of Wolf's Whisper

They wandered off into the forest and nobody seemed to feel the urge to stop them. On the contrary, the boys seemed quite relieved Regan showed up when he did. So that is what they meant with him containing the crazy. That sure was one hell of a skill he had. I was suddenly grateful that Danny had Regan in her life.

Now that he was dealing with his side of crazy, I should probably handle mine.

"You okay?" I asked Ashleigh, who was leaning against a tree.

"Yeah, had worse," she grimaced as she spat out some blood.

“You’re hurt."

She conjured a strained smile on her face. "Nothing to worry about," she muttered.

"Let me see your arm." I brought her hand up to my face so I could inspect the bite mark I knew Danny left. I turned both her arms around, wondering where the bruise was.

"Not to worry, I’m a fast healer," my raven-haired beauty spoke as her slender fingers found my face. She brushed a stray lock of hair away. "Besides, it was worth it."

I caught her hand and rested my cheek against her palm. “You’re absolutely crazy," I whispered, but I couldn't help but answer her smile with one of my own.

"Crazy about you," she flirted, making my cheeks heat up. So Aspen wasn't the only charmer in the family.

"Next time, please don't dive head first into a fight?" I asked, giving her my best puppy eyes, hoping it would persuade her.

She flicked my nose. "When it comes to you, can't make any promises," she cheekily grinned.

"Well... It was kind of sexy..." I admitted, noticing how close she was standing to me. I could see the specks of gold floating in her icy blue eyes. It was stunning. She was stunning.

"Oh yeah, you liked watching me?" she grinned, her forehead now touching mine as she leant in closer.

"I always like watching you," I flirted back, her face so close I could feel her eyelashes flutter over my skin as the softest butterflies. Just a little bit more...

Just a little bit...

"Ash! Akira!" a high-pitched voice suddenly trumpeted from across the clearing and like two busted kids, we jumped apart. Danny came running out of the dark treeline and ran towards Ashleigh again. This time, for a hug.

"I’m so sorry, I didn't want to hurt you. Did I hurt you? I didn't mean to hurt you," she cried as Ashleigh wrapped her arms around the redhead.

"I know, I know. You didn't hurt me. I’m sorry too."

The two women embraced each other tightly, all traces of their fighting gone with the wind. It was odd, to say the least. I awkwardly stepped away from the two girls making up and decided to join the guys in breaking up camp. If we didn't move soon, the outburst between the two girls wasn't the only we wouldn't witness today. The sky looked like it was ready to release a lot of anger onto us.

"Ladies, let's wrap it up. Storm isn't far away," Regan interrupted the reunion, making the two women part.

"I-I-I believe he is right," JP agreed as he scratched the moss off from a fallen tree behind him. "W-W-We should find shelter,"

"Yes, I saw a cave about a mile back!" Darren chimed in as he enthusiastically waved in the direction of nowhere.

“You’re telling me you saw a cave and you had me sleep in the open air?" Danny inquired, shooting daggers with her eyes at the oblivious boy.

"We like the open air!" Darren countered, his eyes twinkling mischievously.

"No, you like the open air," the redhead corrected him, but seeing how happy Darren looked, she shook her head in defeat. "Whatever... We need to find that cave before the clouds release their anger onto us."

The group jumped into action as empty plates disappeared back into packs, furs got rolled up and tents came crashing down.

"Maybe we will have some fresh snow?" Darren dreamily sighed, making Danny scoff loudly behind him.

"I hope not. Freaking snow everywhere. I hate it," she grumbled as she threw her long, red hairs over her shoulder.

"M-M-Maybe it is just rain," JP diplomatically said as heaved a backpack that looked far too heavy for his calibre effortlessly on his slender shoulders. Unbelievable. That guy just kept on surprising me.

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