Chapter Two

I found her.

How many years had Callum Ashbrock waited to hear those words?

Truth be told, he'd given up, and done his best to move on and accept his fate. He'd thought Alex had too, just like the rest of his pack, so her words confused him.

"I thought you weren't looking for her," he said, his voice too growly right now. He was at work and there were masses of people around, so he stepped behind one of the concession tents and cleared his throat before he tried again. "I thought we decided to let old ghosts die."

"You gave up, brother," Alex said. "I never did. She'll be at Wendell's for the next hour, and you can see her for yourself. She's…"

"She's what?"

"She's not what I expected."

The line went dead, and Callum's skin tingled with the first signs of a Change. He couldn't go wolf here, so he squatted down and intertwined his fingers behind his head, and tried to convince the wolf to stop scratching at his skin. It had been a while since he'd felt his control slip.

"You okay, Cal?" Liam asked.

Callum hadn't heard him approach and startled hard. Thank God it was Liam and not one of the humans who worked here. His packmate would understand.

"I have to go. Can you cover for me?"

"What?" Liam asked, his bright blue eyes swimming with confusion. "Go where?"

"Alex thinks she found her."

"Found who?" Liam called after him as he strode for the parking lot.

" Her ."

Callum cast a quick glance over his shoulder, but he couldn't read the emotion on Liam's face. This would affect his life, too.

The pack hadn't been shaken up in a very long time, but if Alex had truly found her…if she'd found the one…their entire world was about to get dumped upside down.