Sakina
We stood at the palace gates at the crack of dawn, ready to shift. There was no usual sending off party. This mission was being done silently, with no fanfare.
“You look like s**t,” Orsa said.
Fibi and Evet sniggered and I rolled my eyes. I’d had to tell them about Masi. They had taken it hard. They were like sisters. She was being kept in the dungeons now, with Kai, Thorin, Viggo and Alaric taking it in turns to keep guard. The hardest part would be hiding it from Lucien, at least for the next two days.
“Long night?” she asked, innocently.
“Oh, f*ck off,” I snarled.
She hooted with laughter and I shoved her, unable to contain my own laughter.
“Are we ready?” Tasmina asked, joining us by the gates.
“Yes, my queen,” I said, nodding.
We all shifted together, our cloth
