The sun had already slipped beneath the jagged line of the mountains when I heard his voice.
"Walk with me."
That was all he said.
No glance, no tone, no hint of reason just the command, quiet but heavy enough to crush the air out of my lungs.
I froze for half a heartbeat, my fingers still dusted with flour from the dough I'd been kneading. Then, automatically, I wiped my hands on the apron and lowered my head.
"Yes, Alpha."
The words came out small, but he didn't even look my way. He simply turned and walked out of the quarters, the long black coat he wore shifting slightly in the wind that followed him.
My heart stumbled in my chest.
He had been gone the entire day. I'd thought maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't come back tonight. But now here he was back, and silent, his presence filling the walls like smoke. I followed.
