Avery POV
One day to go. I felt proud of myself for getting through the service in one piece. Tomorrow was my final day.
I had just finished today's work, which ended at the stable. Any kind of duty near the farms was a depressing chore. Yet as I grabbed my coat to leave, a small part of me felt like I would miss the people here.
At some point, it occurred to me that the desire to leave this place had little to do with getting away from the pack and returning home. It now had more to do with seeing Aylin without a f*cking chaperone.
My life had changed for ever. I did look forward with intrigue to what would come next once I returned to Orphic.
The parcel she brought last time still laid folded in my pocket. It was not an unimportant message like I'd first assumed. Chief Wolfe may
