SILAS’S POV
My dad lived on the other side of town. A car wasn’t fast enough. I had shifted and took off, not caring that humans were seeing me run past them, darting between cars on streets I needed to cross and down sidewalks full of people. The council could handle it later. Right now, I didn’t care.
Once I arrived at my father’s estate, in what felt like forever. I shifted back, sweat pouring down my face. She had to be here. She said she was. But underground? I grabbed the brick wall's edge surrounding my father’s property and hoisted myself up. I didn’t want to announce my arrival. I needed to sneak in. I hopped over the side and in the woods surrounding his house.
I shifted again and took off in the direction of the house. I had spent my entire childhood exploring these woods wit
