Rhyder's POV.
Jackson and I flanked her from both sides, snapping at her hawks as we caught up with her.
Alexis had been sneaking back into packlands ever since I shunned her.
I had no idea why or what exactly she was doing when she did.
My best guess, she was keeping an eye on Grace and me, watching us: our life together, our relationship, the way Grace was with me, the way I was with her, the time we spent together, how happy we made each other - everything that Alexis believed should have been hers.
Jackson was the one who first caught her scent as he was making his rounds one night.
I increased the numbers of patrols after that, but somehow, Alexis still managed to find her way inside.
And once she was, she moved like a shadow: still and unable to capture.
She always seemed to
