AUDREY
I ran as fast as my legs could carry me away from the King's room, away from the palace, into the woods and found the tree that was my home. My heart was racing frantically, and by the time I got to the tree bark, I was out of breath and was panting like a hart. I sat on a tree branch, my hand on my chest to calm myself down. The image of his shaft was imprinted in my head; it kept flashing in my eyes whenever I shut them.
I managed to go to sleep, only grateful that I wasn't punished again. I didn't know how long I slept until I heard the morning birds calling. It was as if I had closed my eyes for a few minutes. I groaned and stood from where I lay, it was dawn already, and I woke by dawn if I wanted half of my work done by noon.
In no time, I was in the clan where the werewol
