I left. Oh my goodness. I left. I left the mission. I left my mate. I effing left! Wow. My wolf was snarling non stop at me to turn back. ‘Back. Back. Back!’ She snarled. Then I started to take off my clothes. My hands quivered in fear. It wasn’t the fear of being alone. Or leaving my mate behind. It was the fear of my wolf. *******A Year Ago ******** “Hey, Cosi. Excited about your first shift?” Winifred asked, walking past me without a shirt on. Yay. First shift. I was one, if not the only rogue who had yet to shift. My wolf was feral already. How was I going to manage to shift? How was I going to manage to regain my sanity after giving control to my wolf? “Ciao Padre,” I greeted my father as I entered his study in Las Vegas. “Bambi,” He answered offhand,