Fantine

The sun was setting behind the western mountain peaks as Riley and I walked up the back stairs into our private quarters at the main pack house, and after closing the wooden door behind us, I unbuckled my dagger belt and set it flat on the long table near the window. The room was warm and quiet, with the soft sounds of the evening guard shift changing down in the courtyard floating through the open window frame, and I turned around to see Riley sitting down on the edge of the bed to pull off his thick leather boots.

"You look like you have been keeping a secret from...