Chapter 9: Maintain Peace and Nothing More

Ashleigh woke to the sound of the birds outside her window.

She was supposed to have gone directly to see Renee and Bell for a report on whether all the guests had arrived without issue. Still, she had been too tired by the time her patrol had ended and gone straight to bed.

She got up and thought about getting into the shower before heading out to find the girls, but as she looked at the clock, she realized it was way too early. Though she had only been asleep for three hours, she had woken at the time she normally would for a morning run. It was too early.

Neither of the girls would be awake yet. She considered going back to sleep, but she knew it was pointless.

“Well, I guess I have no choice,” she whispered to herself with a smile.

The truth was that she loved her morning run. Every day she would run several miles in her standard human form and several in wolf form.

This was when she felt most free and at ease.