I felt my wolf trying to push to the surface, clawing at me to let her out but I closed my eyes trying to push her back. ‘Never shift in public Raven. Never!’ My mother's voice echoed in my head and I quickly pushed away from the stunned maid as I jumped the broken plate and ran out of the kitchen. I could hear their murmurs but at the moment I didn't care what they were saying. I needed air, I needed to breathe. I needed to calm down my wolf before I broke the promise I made to my mother. My wolf wasn't as patient as I was, especially when someone crossed the line and that was exactly what that maid did. I ran through the hall pushing past people as I tried to get to somewhere secluded. ‘Velia, please you have to calm down,” I tried to talk to her as I bumped into someone again but

