“You wouldn’t f*****g dare.” “Why not Nina? I got the King’s permission.” I smiled as she paled. “After I told him you personally said that the council was going to toss certain applications without due process, he gave me the green light.” I stumbled into my apartment around ten, utterly exhausted, but I had something I still had to do. I showered, ate, and then curled up into my chair. With shaky resolve, I turned in and I started down the path I had once walked months ago. I was back to the first day when my grandmother coached me through finding my power, but this time, I was searching for something else. My wolves. I trailed my hands down the trees of my mind as I passed. I walked barefoot through the tall grass. The pathway that was so clear back then had become overgrown and I

