A few hours later,
Jayden was about entering the Emerald City forest region. The transition from the concrete sprawl of the city to the dense, untamed canopy of the woods was a welcome relief for him. Earlier, after leaving the bathroom and finally convincing the girls to leave his room, he had instructed Skye to run ahead to the forest perimeter. Walking a beast through the city in broad daylight wasn't exactly an option.
Jayden stepped past the tree line, the thick scent of pine and damp earth filling his lungs. He closed his eyes, extending his senses to track Skye's signature.
He found nothing.
He stood still and tried again, extending his senses wider and deeper. But he still found nothing.
Jayden frowned. Skye had left the house thirty minutes ahead of him. And she was fast enough to have circled the entire forest twice in that time. So where…
Master!
