[WARNING: MATURE CONTENT AHEAD!]
Lucy had woken up a few days after being taken off IV drugs. Her wolf healing burned through them quickly, but something told Lucy not to hurry. Imogen was proud of her job helping Lucy recover, but it took a lot out of her spirit.
Seven days of travel and imprisonment on Bear Mountain since leaving the Gathering, eight days under a medical coma, and another three days of self-imposed shut down. Eighteen days. It took eighteen days for Lucy to truly return to Northern Forest and the people who loved her. What was it about the number eighteen that held such power over her life?
The first person she saw was Alpha Jace, sitting crumpled in a chair beside her. He helped her get water and sit up, all while profusely apologizing to her. Then Lucy remembered h
