21. A Mother’s Oath
Raven
I don't want to talk to any of them and I would do what they were asking of me. I was ready to run away and try my chances out there. It was better to become a rogue than to go through pain all over again in the hands of an alpha who only cared about himself. As such, I claimed into bed, covered myself and ignored them.
I didn't know when I drifted off, all I knew was that when I opened my eyes, all was quiet except the rise and fall of my chest as I breathed and the machines.
The soft hum of machines filled the silence. A gentle breeze filtered through the half-open window, carrying the scent of pine and rain and I could almost imagine the dump earth and how it would feel beneath my feet.
I felt well rested and I stirred.
My eyes blinked open slowly, adjus
