~Zuri
I walked silently beyond the palace walls, shivering as the cold night air brushed against my skin.
Crickets chirped in the grass, and frogs croaked somewhere in the distance. Above me, the moon shone brightly, casting its pale light over the path ahead.
Miss Yvoinne had helped me escape the palace, and I was grateful to her. However, now that I was outside, I had no idea what to do next.
I couldn't return to the Black Water Pack. My father would simply send me back to the palace, and I doubted he would care if someone wanted me dead.
I also couldn't return to the palace, where an unknown enemy had threatened to end my life.
For a moment, I considered running into the woods, but that idea frightened me too. If I was caught wandering through the forest at night, someone mi
