Chapter 4

Olivier had faintly caught Lina's scent as he widened his search. Somehow, Lina had managed to guard her thoughts from Olivier even though they had a blood exchange. He didn't push because he knew she needed time, but she was beginning to feel farther away. meu amour? Why do you hide from me? Olivier reached out as he found her location in her mind. She was heading away fast and heading for Romania, home.

Lina screamed her frustration in her mind. The only thing keeping her alive was not belonging anywhere and being able to escape, but now... Lina was no longer sure how to survive from here. She could kill Olivier before he recited to ritual binding words, but that could be risky. She coulod keep running, but what about Darcy? Her friend was very different. She hadn't been alone for centuries yet she'd been alone for about a decade. Her parents died when she was still a teen and left her to experience the mysteries of powers alone. The bagoly race exsist for about a hundred years so Lina knew she wasn't alone for at least another 75 years. Lina had learned the Bagoly race were just as gifted as fledgling carpathians. They grew strong, stayed young untill their bodies eventually gave out from the enormous strain their powers put on their bodies. Darcy was lucky enough to never really age but Lina was unlucky in the sense she'd never really die. Lina knew she couldn't meet the dawn. She always felt something inside telling her no, to stay alive even for anoather day.

Lina was realizing she had put Darcy in much more danger being in the Carpathian mountains, but where else were they to go? Lina knew the mountains better than anyone. She may have been away a few hundred years but her memories were still sharp. The only threat to Darcy was she may have a lifemate in the Carpathian mountains. The bagoly women often got bored with their males, mainly because they weren't very confident. If Darcy had a lifemate, she'd be in for a shock. Lina laughed as she thought absurd thoughts like Darcy being a lifemate to a Carpathian and many on the plane stared at her. She had forgotten she was sitting in the flight attendent area waiting for the pilots to need anything.

Soon she would near Romania and Darcy would contacts her as soon as she got to their designated area to meet before continuing thier journey.