Lyra POV
Marni took a hard left, and I followed. It wasn’t until a few strides later I realized we were on the edge of the territory. Suddenly, the chain around my neck felt heavy. A sharp reminder that I wasn’t truly part of the pack.
I broke away from Marni, needing to clear my mind from everything but the burn in my muscles as I ran. When my lungs ached, I kept going. When my legs cramped, I pushed through it. Even though I could no longer hear the others in the pack, I ran. I ran for hours until I reached another border, which I could tell because the necklace heated with warning.
I slid to a stop, huffing as I stared into the trees beyond, and collapsed onto the ground, my body unwilling to go any further until I’d rested. Next to me was a trickling creek, and I lapped up a few mo
