For the first time in months, I found myself walking through a quiet forest without Aris by my side. Sure, his guards were always nearby, but the only other person here was as human as I was. Alyssa ever complained about being out here, but the look on her face told me that she hadn’t spent much time outside when she was working in pack houses or the palace.
“Not that one.” I warned her before she touched the mushroom. “Don’t touch it, it’s poisonous.”
She quickly retracted her hand and got up again. It felt kind of silly to be out here without actually having a need to be out here. When I was with the rebellion, we had to do these kinds of scouting missions in order to find food and locate enemies. Now I had four werewolf guards constantly circling me and a kitchen filled with food nea
