Her eyes hurt as she peeled them open, the glare of the mid-morning sun piercing her eyelids and refusing her the hours of rest she still need. Charlie grumbled but slowly lifted her head and rolled out her stiff muscles, pleasantly surprised that her body wasn’t too bad after the fight earlier and sleeping on the floor. She always made sure to be in her wolf form when sleeping outside for this exact reason, the extra padding and fur made curling up as cosy and warm as any human bed.
The presence nearby watched her as she woke, but she wasn’t worried. She had known Marcus for most of her life and considered him a friend, even before he helped her to scare of Callum and his gang of weak thugs. He was a Crescent Night warrior and the Beta’s son, but they had more in common than just famil
