Chapter 210

Colton nudges my face with his nose, reading my mind, pushing me away from where I’m staring, breaking my train of thought. Let’s go inside and change, clean up, and eat. Forget it for now, and we’ll talk to my mom in the morning. We’re safe within these boundaries, even from witches. His tone tells me he’s worried about what we felt out there, too, but he’s being his usual self. Solid, commanding, and like nothing gets to him. He is brushing aside the current problem and shelving it until after eating and sleeping when I know Colton does his best thinking. He’s a dawn riser who uses quiet time to figure things out. We’re all tired, and it’s almost morning as it is. Aye, aye, Chica, do what the man says! I’m beyond starving. We have spent half the night out here. I need food and sleep! Meadow saunters into the clearing, hearing the link conversation inadvertently because we were not shielding to a private mate link, and nudges against me with her brown sleek furry body. As a wolf, Mea