The day was off to a quiet start after the rollercoaster of emotions from last night.
Her head was still so clogged with thoughts of Alexander about how he quietly retreated to the bathroom and then left her to fall asleep alone. It felt like there was something left unsaid between them despite their sharing of their deepest vulnerabilities. The silence hung between them, thick with unsaid words, as if each of them guarded secrets that no one was ready to face.
By afternoon, when the golden sun of the afternoon kissed the grounds of Nightwind Pack, Selene had mostly spent her day getting familiar with her new surroundings and trying to get used to living a life she never thought she would.
The sprawling mansion, the elegant furniture, the lush gardens-all worlds away from the harsh environment of the Blood Moon Pack.
Here, there were no cruel words or demeaning tasks. She was treated as a person worthy of respect, the concept still a little foreign to her after years of living