~NORA~
Morning came in quietly and I lay on the bed for a moment before opening my eyes properly, just listening to the sounds of the pack settling into its day outside my window.
It was the first time since I arrived that I woke up without pain being the first thing I noticed. My body was still working through everything but the sharpness of it had dulled enough that I could breathe without it catching. I sat up slowly and looked around the room and took it in properly for the first time.
It was a good room. That was just a fact. Nothing about it felt temporary or borrowed and that made me uncomfortable in a way I was not ready to examine too closely.
I got up and washed my face and stood at the window for a while watching the pack move around below. Pack members go about their mornin
