Chapter Sixty-Nine - Willow

I watched as the rogue pack ran onto our land. The number of them was underwhelming. I didn’t imagine that many rogues could live together in a setting, to be honest. Being rogue meant you didn’t like order. You didn’t want an alpha or a ruler. It meant you were an outcast in the werewolf community because you couldn’t take orders. There couldn’t be too many of those in one place. It wasn’t the numbers but the abilities that scared me. Not that I was scared. I felt full of adrenaline. I’d trained and practiced for so many years for this day. When I noticed Ian wasn’t in the group of rogues in the field, I knew where he’d be. He was going to the house. The house where he found me curled up and frightened. Where he left me after knowing what he did to my mother. I descended the stairs, tying my hair into a ponytail, and left through the backdoor. I didn’t want Chase to see me and follow. I loved his protective nature and his ability to solve my problems, but I needed to face Ian mys