Last night felt like a dream to Aura. It was intoxicating to be so close to Dax, but stomach-wrenching thinking of how he killed shifters before, how he would react if he knew her true form, and the consequences she would face from the Alpha and the Elders' Council. The Elders' Council is a group of shifters that check and balance the Alpha, maintain beast shifter cultures and act as trial and judge for important issues. Between the general hate and distrust of beast shifters, a law banning interracial marriage, and her clan's rules, Aura's attraction was forbidden.
"Lost in a daydream, Aura?" Jalen asked as they strolled through the village. "Once we leave the village, you will need to be on high alert."
Aura nodded in response. Last night's events continued to roll around in her brain
