“Aspen,” Ashley rasps.
The big guy standing next to her turns and looks over at me. I recognize him immediately.
Caterpillar.
I’ve seen him at the club. I’ve watched him interact with my brother and the guys at the clubhouse.
“You. I recognize you,” I murmur.
Caterpillar smirks. “Left an impression, I see.”
I lick my lips as I scan the area.
Okay, only the two of them and the three of us. We have the upper hand. I just need to buy us more time.
“My brother is going to kill you when he finds out. If you let us go now, you can run. We won’t say anything,” I tell him.
Adlet pushes me to the ground, and I scramble toward the girls, who instantly lean into me. All the while, Adlet and Caterpillar laugh like I said the funniest thing, making my blood go cold.
Whatever they have planned for us isn’t good.
We need to get away from them as soon as possible.
ASHER
“They walked through there.” The little boy points into the timber.
“Are you sure?” Panther asks him.
His little head bobs. “I remember because the branch makes a V.”
If shit weren’t going to hell, I would think it’s adorable that he makes a V with his arms to show us what he means before pointing to the trees.
“Thank you,” Panther tells him. “Stay with them until you get the all clear,” Panther tells someone.
I don’t bother waiting around. I head toward the woods and start scanning the ground.
“What are you looking for?” Ridge asks as he joins me.
“I’m hoping for footprints.”
Together we scan the ground.
“Here.”
Crouching, I scan the ground ahead. In my mind, I picture Adlet dragging Aspen through the woods.
“Is there anything back there?” Panther asks behind me as he approaches.
“According to Maps, it’s nothing but timber for about five miles,” Eagle says.
“How do we want to do this?” Yak asks.
“We track them from here. We go in quietly. We should have some sort of sign about where they are. Then we can split and circle them before going in,” I tell them.
“Track them? Did you put a tracker on them?” one of the other guys asks from the back of the pack.
“He’s talking about tracking their footprints, you idiot.” Yak huffs.
