Amelia POV
I woke up confused, in a place that wasn’t familiar. The smell of sterile equipment and Bekkah’s black cherry perfume alerted me that I was probably in the infirmary. I glanced around until I realized that I was completely and utterly alone.
I closed my eyes, fighting back tears as memories came back to me.
Meeting Birdie.
Meeting Alpha Rhyner.
Dale sticking me with a needle.
Then… nothing.
I pushed myself up. It felt terrible to be alone. I longed for Tiberius, but I had no idea where he could possibly have gone. I might be able to find my way back to his home, but I still wasn’t a member of their pack. I remembered the stares the night of the bonfire.
No, I was probably much safer here, sitting and waiting.
I swung my legs off the bed and started to stand with the in
