NADIA.

I reveled in the feeling of the fresh air on my skin and the wind blowing through my hair as I sped up the motorcycle that I was riding through the forest line.

A few more hours and I would be a free woman.

My name is Nadia Morrison. I am a shifter. At least that I know.

All the other things about me or my real family, I had no idea.

I’ve heard things about my father, but I didn’t bother to find out more. It was enough to know that he didn’t want me and had abandoned my mother while she was pregnant. And the man who took care of me when my mother died after giving birth left me in the hands of the couple who were known to me as my uncle and aunt.

My aunt said she’s my mother’s sister. But it didn’t feel like that.

I was five years old when they took me in. And from then on, they groomed me so that one day, they could make money out of me. But I would never allow them to do that.

I jumped off the motorcycle as soon as I stopped the engine and parked it nicely, hidden behind the high bushes.

This was the place I told Tyson, one of my friends, to pick up the bike tomorrow so he could return it to Katarina, our Alpha’s sister and one of my best friends.

From here, I needed to walk for approximately five hours within the neutral forest before I reached a road where I could hitch with someone who could take me to the city.

And from there, I would take the train and leave this place to start a new life within the human territory.

I’ve been planning this since I turned eighteen, but I never had the courage to do so. But with my impending marriage to a man thirty years my senior by the next full moon, I couldn’t delay this any longer.

I needed to get away from here.

I let out a deep sigh and slung my backpack over my shoulders before I began my journey, threading the ground not usually used for walking. I did my own research for months and found this way that I could use where I would be most unlikely to be seen.

I have to go unnoticed. And if I make it out of the neutral city, it would be easier to transfer from city to city and find a place I would like.

I knew I didn’t have so much money with me, just enough for me to survive for a month or two, but I knew how to work. And Katarina helped me with my fake credentials so I could apply for work under a different name.

My wolf, Arrow, wasn’t happy with my decision to live with humans, but she didn’t stop me. Being with humans was way better than being married to an old man who smelled of strong tobacco and alcohol.

for the right amount to buy me, my greedy uncle decided I was only worth $50,000 and sold me

than $50,000. And besides, I didn’t want my life wasted being used for pleasure by some old, dirty

had to get

and they

small cave somewhere, and I could take a rest there for a few minutes before I continued. I didn’t want to summon Arrow yet. I would let her out when my feet could no longer carry me, so I just let her rest in the back of my mind, not

start walking again when I heard twigs snapping and dry leaves rustling as big paws padded the earth. The sound was getting nearer as

away and was looking for me? Or

up on my feet and started running, not looking back. I prepared Arrow to shift as soon as I gave her full control, but for

the sound of paws thudding on the ground became louder. I could feel the color draining out of my face.

please don’t

the wolf running after me. I knew it was impossible to catch a smell

then the

that I was expecting, my nose was hit by the most delicious scent I had

musky forest scent mixed with mint

around me, putting me in a complete daze, only to be jolted back into reality when a loud

the owner of the intoxicating scent, only to be met by the deep dark black eyes of a big

Definitely not a rogue.

beautiful, and his aura

and I

snarled,

widened, and my jaw dropped open as fear coursed through my

me? What did

inched backward, only for my foot to be caught in a protruding

head, his eyes still glowing and glaring, his fangs still out for me

time to think. I scrambled on my ass

get away from him, but I didn’t

was not even a meter away when I felt pain rush

tumbled and fell face flat on the ground. The

trying to control the

to take

didn’t want to die

started to stream down my face as soft sobs escaped my throat. The pain was too much

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