Serena's POV

"Where do you think you are going?" A deep baritone drawls out from the shadows.

A cold sweat breaks out all over me. Have I been discovered? I barely took one step towards my freedom and now, this could be the end of it.

I freeze on the spot, trying to calm my rapidly beating heart.

I can't give off an inclination that I am nervous. Any half decent shifter would be able to smell it on me but it's no use, my heart thumps in tune with each crunch of feet on gravel.

“I said, where do you think you are going?” The voice questions once more....