Chapter 17

Astrid's POV I woke up with a headache that just refused to stop. The branches on the ground tore into my skin making me gasp in pain as I pushed myself up with my palms. How did I get into this forest? Just the thought alone made me couch my head in pain. I couldn't remember. Looking around more carefully with something other than panic, I was able to recognize where I was. I was at the boundary of the Crimson Moon pack. How was this even possible? And more importantly, what was I going to do with this newfound means of escape? A part of me protested leaving Alpha Jaxon. A very stupid part. A stupid part that missed him since he left. That part of me conveniently forgot that I was one of the numerous surrogates he had and that he was sleeping with all of them. I wasn't special to him. He'd probably forgotten about me the minute I left his room when another surrogate had arrived. No. I wouldn't think about him. I had to think of myself. I needed his money to find my Dad but at the same