If she had been told this earlier, Clara would have been impressed.

After separating from her two mates, she thought that they had really abandoned her. She had not encountered them, not even a trace that they were looking for her despite her leaving traces of her scent all over the place. Nothing.

She remembered the pain and torment she never showed attacking inside her chest at night after putting her puppy to sleep.

And then came the concern that they had disappeared. Knowing how strong they