Aurora's POV
The first shift ceremony starts when the moon rises to its highest point.
I send word to the pack physician an hour before — fever, nausea, can't leave bed. The reply comes back quickly: rest, stay warm, a maid will check you after the new wolf shift ceremony. I thank them and set the note aside.
Then I get up.
I leave two things on the bedside table.
The first is a copy of the divorce agreement — both signatures, dated, the custody clause on the last page. The second is a sealed envelope with Logan's mom, Diane's name, written on the front in my own handwriting.
I look at both for a moment, and I sigh.
Then I take Noah's hand, shoulder the pack, and walk out.
We take the northern woods route, staying off the main paths. Noah doesn't ask questions. He keeps his hand in
