*Cora’s POV*
As I walk through the forest I allow my finger tips to trail over the damp leaves of the shrub beside me. The sun only penetrates the dense green canopy at random, sending down its rays as a beacon of light. The only sounds that I can hear are from little birds calling to their beloveds from the branches up above, and from the dried leaves crunching beneath my converse sneakers.
Before I had met Adrian I found comfort in the silent forest as it isolated me from the rest of humanity and wolves alike. The comfort I once found here is now muted by my aching heart. Although it still beats, every beat is labored when I am not around him. It almost feels like a hand closing around my heart slowly, not leaving room for it to expand efficiently, now it flutters heavily against th
