#Chapter 25: Stalker

Carol’s POV “Someone’s following us?” I ask, my voice hushed. My heart pounds in my chest as I look around. We’re near the car now, but that has left us on a more shadowy side-street. There’s no one else around, as far as I can tell. “How do you know?” “I heard something,” Aiden murmurs. “I’ve been hearing the sound of the same footsteps for the last thirty minutes, even though I intentionally walked us in a loop. Stay beside me, Carol.” Aiden holds me tightly as he scouts around our area. We spend some time slowly retracing our steps. My hand stays on my phone the entire time, just in case we need to call emergency services. Although I wasn’t able to see the person following us myself, that doesn’t mean I’m going to disregard Aiden’s words. As a werewolf, his senses are more highly tuned to the world around us. We’re just rounding a corner when we hear the sound of shoes scraping frantically against the asphalt. Aiden races after the vague shadow of who I can only imagine was th