BRIA’S POV When I wake the next morning, my head is fuzzy. I taste iron and remember the fight. I sit up and gasp. I showed Jim my true form! I showed him who I was and he ran from me. I feel crushed. With a sigh, I climb out of bed. I look around the small apartment. I miss the mansion and my friends. I miss my old pack, and Father, and Alpha. My life is a mess. I dress in yesterday's clothes then head downstairs to the store. It is already open. The clerk looks at me. "Sleep alright?" I nod. "Good. There was a fight last night apparently, just outside the store." I gulp. Did someone else witness my shift? "Oh?" I say, sounding innocent. "Who told you that?" At the same moment, Jim moves into sight. He's holding a mop and cleaning the floor. "Jim told me," the woman

