Alicia’s POV I kept trying to shift but it was so difficult that I was slowly starting to think it was best if I didn’t. Unfortunately, that would be the only way I could escape! It was starting to feel as if time was going too fast between meals, since I was either sleeping or trying my best to shift and, before I knew it, Marcus would appear with my next meal. The food was helping me grow in strength just enough each time that I could keep trying. When I finally got it right to completely shift and stay that way for a couple of seconds, I allowed myself some proper time to rest. Marcus’s POV I held the ice pack up to my eye while looking at the monitors in Alicia’s room. My father might be older, but he could still pack one hell of a punch and when he saw that she was trying to shift,