There was a plethora of new scents since the attack: officers and their guns, their dogs, people who had been awakened by the lights and sirens... all things that Amaroq knew to avoid in this state. But he had a certain scent memorized, and was quickly moving in. He had to be careful in his approach. Yes, he'd saved her life, but if he gave the wrong impression, she'd leave, maybe going to the cops. His wound had stopped bleeding, thanks to the moss he'd used.

Amaroq followed Delilah's scent, surprised that she was going deeper into the forest. There wasn't anything that would attack her to his knowledge, but Mutts had a tendency to escape detection until it was too late.