r away as possible before anyone noticed she was gone. The Viridian Moon pack's land stretched wide, but beyond it, the world was unfamiliar to her.

sharp tug, she ripped off part of the gown, tossing the delicate fabric to the forest floor. It didn't matter anymore

bled her to blend with the shadows. Running in her wolf form was faster, easier, and more freeing than she had ever felt before. She wasn't sure if it was due to the adrenaline coursing throu

e?" Ava knew she owed her wolf an explanation, but this wasn't the time for that conversation. They were running away from their wedding and responsibilities, which was a cowardly thing to do, but she couldn't help it. She knew if she sto

nking wolves were at the banquet, celebrating the prospect of her union to Rustyn, leader and Alpha of the Falu Red pack, the mere thought of them celebrating happily knowing fully well she wanted to be alpha made her ro

d the lesser evil, if she fought them, they might raise an alarm and it would take approximately five minutes for the backup team to be there and that was enough time for her to go over the border but it wouldn't be enough time to run far enough not to be caught and they would probably raise alarm to the next pack, so she decided against it, and as for the second option, only a fool would cross the border through the left side, but at this moment it seemed like the best option, no alarms would be raised, no fighting her own people and enough time to run and figure out where she was headed, giving it another brie

he horror stories, and she loved Ava too much to leave her alone. So, taking a deep breath and feeling the cold night a

the life she was abandoning. But Ava gritted her teeth and pushed on. She thanked her stars she hadn't let him mark her. When he had asked, she'd told him they should wait until the wedding and coronat

The forest was a maze of towering trees and tangled vines, each step a fight against the constraints of the life she was fleeing. The scent of damp earth and pine

t know where they were or how far they had gone from the border, but she could feel her strength-and Vera's-weakening. It felt like they had been running for years and yet dawn never came. But de