Chapter 23

Scarlett:

Alexei and I stood out in the garden, watching the full moon rise to its full height in the sky. The night’s air hitting our faces as wind blew my hair, making me smile. It has been a proper while since I was out, freely, in the garden at night. B

Back at the facility, we were only allowed one hour a day, and it was never at night, and that was one of the reasons why I couldn’t shift. Those who did shift were locked in a cell until the next morning, breaking their wolves as they realized that they couldn’t run, and eventually, even those girls were dead, shattered, or sold. Therefore, I chose to keep who I was as a Lycan hidden, not shifting after my first shift, blocking and taming my wolf into keeping quiet.

Alexei cupped my cheeks, pecking my lips before taking a step back, shifting to a black wolf. White fur covered his neck and stomach, and his silver-blue eyes met mine, making me smile before I stripped off my dress and shifted, standing in front of him. My white fur s