*First Person’s Perspective* ~ Enise ~ They didn’t stop chasing me. No matter how far or fast I ran, Alpha Slade’s men were relentless. My lungs burned, my legs ached, and my mind raced with panic. This was all Lucian’s fault. I’d told him—explicitly told him—to stop whatever dealings he had with Alpha Slade. But no, Lucian wouldn’t listen. His stubbornness and recklessness had brought this nightmare upon me Now, here I was, running for my life in the middle of a dense forest, pursued by men who wanted goddess knows what. My body screamed for rest, my legs threatening to give out beneath me. But I couldn’t stop, not now. My vision blurred, and just when I thought I might collapse, I made the split-second decision to shift. The familiar sensation rippled through me, bones cracking, f

