CHAPTER HUNDRED - LETTING HIS BEAST OUT.

Mateo stormed away from the manor, his heart racing with anger and betrayal. He ignored Cordelia and Alba calling out to him when he burst out of the back door. He couldn't bear the weight of the revelation, and his wolf sensed his turmoil. The moment he ran into the green safety of the forest, he felt just a little better. As he ran deeper into the forest, his wolf grew restless, scratching at his mind, demanding to be released. Mateo decided that running away for a while could be what he needed right now. Since he got back to the Pack, it had been one rollercoaster to another and he had to admit that he was emotionally exhausted. His wolf scratched one more time and he let go, surrendering to the transformation. His body contorted, muscles shifting, bones reforming, and fur bursting forth. He leaped into the air and when he landed on the forest floor, it was on the paws of his wolf. The wolf's paws pounded the earth and it ran deeper into the forest. Everything was heighte