Chapter 26 - Trapped
Aurora
I had been working at the bar for a few weeks now—maybe a month, give or take. The shift today was calm, filled only with the low murmuring of customers talking about the recent races. I smiled as I dropped off a fresh round of drinks, listening to a couple of shifters argue about who they were betting on for the upcoming game, before finally slipping away to the break room to grab my lunch.
I had just sat down, stretching my neck and arms when the door creaked open. One of the girls I worked with walked in, looking skittish as her eyes darted nervously around the room.
I didn't really relate much with the other women who worked here. They were always gossiping or staring at me with a strange, judgmental look ever since the rut ended. John was the only one
