Chapter 128

--- --- My hands were shaking, palms damp with clammy moisture. Don't be pathetic, Skylar, I chastised myself as I strode purposefully towards the place Gabriel and I had parted ways. More to distract myself than anything, I tilted my head and inhaled his musky scent. I continued to follow the tantalizing fragrance, changing direction slightly as I approached the woods. So his 'Alpha business' wasn't taking place in the village? It seemed that he had disappeared into the forest, and I felt a strange sense of déjà vu as I remembered another time I had followed Gabriel like this: after Riley's funeral. That horrid day seemed like a distant memory, even though it hadn't been terribly long ago. So much had happened since then. However, I still remembered the warm and secure sensation of Gabriel's strong arms wrapped around me in our first hug. Perhaps we would share another embrace today. I tried to envision how this was going to happen,