**BOOK FOUR**
Reuben is running. Running from a life he never wanted; one he never fit into.
Eli is chasing. Chasing a future he is desperate to call reality.
After Reuben's rejection, Eli thought he'd never see his mate again. However, when repo...
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As I stood in the busy town, a frown had long since formed on my face as I stared down at the address Tatum had given me. The place was supposed to be my temporary home, but first I had to figure out how to get there.
I glanced upward at all the people walking by. Some had their eyes trained downward on their phone rather than watching where they went. Not that they needed to. To the inhabitants of Oakwood, this was just another day. They knew this town like the back of their hands, but to a stranger—to me—this place was a maze.
I was supposed to be here on a mission, but how could I do that if I couldn't even find my hone for Goddess' sake?
When I was talking to Nixon about Oakwood, he made it sound as if it would be easy to navigate. Then again, I guess my first mistake was trusting Nixon's words in the first place. It was no secret he had a habit of oversimplifying things and this was no different.
Scrolling through the phone in my hand, I start to pull up the map app, but a light tap on my shoulder causes me to stop. I turn my head around just as a woman with long, blonde hair and hazel eyes stares at me. There's a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"You aren't from around here, are you?" The woman asked me.
A sheepish grin took over my face. "Is it that obvious?"
The blonde-haired woman let out a small laugh. "You're standing in the middle of the road like a fish out of water. Trust me, it's obvious."
"And here I was thinking that I blended in perfectly."
"Well, seeing as your eyes aren't glued to your phone and you aren't walking around like a zombie, I'm going to say you thought wrong," the woman responded before holding a hand out. "Callie."
I returned the gesture. "Eli."
"So Eli, what brings you to Oakwood?" Callie asked.
"Work, but that may very well change if I can't even figure out where my home is," I told her as I stared back down at the small paper in my hand with my address on it.
"Work, really? We don't get many people around here who come for that reason. Can I see that address?"
"What do people usually come for?" I asked as took the slip of paper.
Callie paused and stared up at me briefly. "Oakwood is usually the place you come to when you're running from something."
Running?
My brows knitted together in confusion. "What do you m—"
"I know where your home is. Come on, I'll take you," Callie interrupted as she began walking away leaving me to quickly catch up.
Oakwood was the place to go if you're running from something. What did she mean by that? To me, Oakwood looked like any human town, but was there more to it? There had to be, I mean, there were werewolves here after all.
