Soraya's Pov

I was sitting in the garden two days after the pack meeting trying to clear my head. Everything felt overwhelming lately with Matteo being weird and threatening and my seal getting weaker and Darius dealing with pack problems. I just needed some quiet time to think and the garden was the only place I felt peaceful.

I was reading the book Mira gave me when I heard footsteps on the path behind me. I turned around expecting to see Irene or Chanterelle but instead there was a young woman I had never seen before standing there looking nervous.

She was about my age with light brown hair pulled...