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I picked up the pace Before too long the road leading to Truro and then beyond appeared in sight I pulled a few large leaves off a nearby tree, using the I’d need was to be picked up by so passerby who’d be so horrified by ht to hospital, no matter what I said The leaves did a fairly poor job, but they were better than nothing I started to jog I had to put as much distance between myself and the keep as possible – not only because Corrigan ht find er of changingback to the only hoht for Tom, Julia, Betsy, Johannes, even Nick I hoped they’d understand why I’d left

Suddenly a Voice slaan

I sed, slightly scared Actually as I kidding? The man more than scared me - he terrifiedagain right noas beyond me

You don’t have to just join another rural pack, Mackenzie Co us after all – you won’t be alone

I didn’t respond Silence hung in the ain You’re not joining another pack, are you? You’re going rogue

Again, I didn’t bother to reply My actions would be clear soon enough

You know the consequences of this

Way Directive No 6: All shiftersto a pack or they are to be considered outcasts The Brethren put rogue shifters on their watchlist and they ended up forever looking over their shoulder, waiting to be caught Fair enough, yeah, but I wasn’t actually a shifter, was I?

I will find you, kitten, sooner or later

Goodbye Corrigan I slanore the little flicker of regret as I did so

The sound of a car appeared behindit wouldn’t stop It did The ound down and a ruddy face peered out "Where to, love?"

I batted down my irrational irritation at the ‘love’ and bit out a s"

"Exeter do you?"

It was a start I ser side