Chapter 18

I pace my room for the hundredth time, sighing, frustrated, and mentally working through the war going off inside me and end up ‘arghhing’ out loud in frustration. So over this crap already and tired of feeling this strung out. I feel like the last few days' events have changed me in subtle ways, and I wish I could go back to before. Things have not been going well since that day in the packhouse. That day changed everything in my life, and I’m a prisoner in the orphanage until further notice. Under lock and key, metaphorically, through the pain of death, should I disobey. Colton's father erupted when he realized that being left alone for mere minutes was enough to send his son spiraling into hormonal lust for his new mate, throwing all sense aside and almost marking me. So now we’re forbidden from being near each other, indefinitely. His father thinks he can control fate by refusing to let things run their course. Despite everything, the Shaman warned and tried to preach. Juan is adam