Chapter 51 - FOLLOWING AFTER HER

[KYLE POV]

I knew it was a possibility that Jacy would run from me again. I needed to sit her down and make her talk to me. I needed her to tell me why it is that she was so against finding a mate. I knew how wolves were, they were supposed to want this whole mating thing more than any other shifter group. So why then, was my wolf mate running away from me?

I had stepped into the elevator when it arrived, my hand held out for her to follow after me. I had hoped that she would get on right after me, but of course she didn't. I watched in horror as she turned and ran away just as the elevator doors shut in front of me. Where was she going now?

I wanted to follow right after her, but I also wanted to give her time to think. This mating thing was a lot harder than I thought it was.

When I saw that Jacy had gotten into her truck and was driving out into the mountains. I was able to guess that she was going after the man she was here to capture. I knew she wouldn't like me interfering with her work so I just went back to the bar to watch the GPS again.

I knew that I was being so pathetic right now. I know that I should follow right after her and bring her back. I should force her to listen to me. But, for some reason, I just had a feeling that it would work against me if I forced her into this.

Still, I wanted to go after her. That feeling was so strong and powerful that it was hard to fight. I went to the bar and ordered a club soda, I didn't want to be drinking before I saw her again. I needed a clear head this time.

I went to the seat she had been in and nursed my drink. There weren't many people in the bar today and I figured I wouldn't be bothered at all. I could sit here until she came back to me.

Then I started thinking about what Jacy looked like before she ran away from me. She was pale. She looked a little sweaty as if she was having a hard time. She looked tired and exhausted even though it was only midday. And not to mention she had been drinking ginger ale which meant she was clearly feeling sick to her stomach.

Fuck it, I needed to go after her. I had already wasted like half an hour with my stupid deliberating. I had fucked up, I never should have waited to go after her. She needed me, she just didn't know it yet. And if she was still in denial then she didn't know what her body was telling her.

Once again I wanted to run right to her side but my gut was telling me to grab my bag and to stop by the store on the way. I was going to have to rush when I was finally on my way.

I was running on instinct now so I didn't protest when it told me to get certain things. I grabbed a few gallons of water, orange juice and ginger ale. I got crackers and some healthy types of snacks that I normally wouldn't have gotten on my own. And for some reason I bought gauze and other medical supplies. Why would I need those? Stupid worry wart instincts.

With everything paid for and loaded into my rental car I started to follow the path to the same house that I saw that Jacy had gone to on the GPS. It wasn't that far of a drive but it was not the easiest to get to.

Even with the dangerous roads that would take me to that house I was driving recklessly fast. Something was just telling me that I needed to get to her and fast. I could feel it in my gut. It was like a warning that Jacy was in trouble. But where was it coming from? Was it because of the mate bond between us?

Whatever it was, I wasn't going to ignore it. I had let things progress slowly so far, which had gone against every animalistic instinct that I had. I had wanted to let Jacy come to me herself and not force her. I wanted her to fall for me. Was that so bad?

Now, it looked like I might have fucked things up even more than I had thought. I was so stupid for not going right after her.

It said that the drive to get to that house on the GPS was about thirty minutes. I made it there within fifteen minutes. I was not about to take longer than I had needed to.

I parked at the edge of the driveway and decided to walk the rest of the way there. What I noticed immediately when I had entered the property was that there were a lot of other shifters here. Did Jacy know there were that many when she came here? Did she even know that there were any shifters here? For some reason I had a feeling she hadn't known about them at all. 

I crept along the property until I could finally see the house. I didn't see Jacy at first, all I could see was a group of men kneeling on the ground while several others that looked beaten and bloodied were looking on.

I could smell Jacy's scent. Her sweet intoxicating flavor was hitting my senses with such a powerful hit that I immediately thought that some of that blood I was smelling had to be hers.

I needed to find her. I needed to see that she was alright.. There was nothing that was going to calm me or my beast until I saw her with my own two eyes. But where was she?