*Mirabel's POV* Today is Mia's birthday but I feel like I am the celebrant instead. Mia and the girls would not leave me be. We went from shop to shop buying everything needed for the celebration tonight and I am exhausted. When I thought I might have a break, someone suggested we go to a spa outside the pack's territory. Everyone became excited except for me. I have never been to one and I certainly don't think we need all of those things, but no one was listening to me. I had never gone beyond the walls of a pack before and I was afraid of what was lying there, so I suggested staying behind to keep an eye on the decorations, but they wouldn't have it, and off we went. Soon we found ourselves out of town and in an exquisite spa parlor. I must say that things, on the other side, are diffe

