MARIE
I’d been running for hours. The sun had started to go down and the sky was glowing soft pink and orange to the west. I hadn’t expected to get separated from Amaris on the very first day.
Things had gone wrong so quickly, was she captured? I didn’t want to consider the possibility that Drake had somehow overpowered Amaris and her fated mate.
I hadn’t even learned his name before we were attacked. I hoped they’d gotten out of there safely, maybe they were looking for me? I felt like I was wandering around in circles, I couldn’t retrace my own steps because I was running so erratically from that asshole that was chasing me.
My neck was sore, I was sure I’d have bruises whenever I was finally able to shift back.
My stomach growled and I was dying of thirst. Maybe we should just
