*3 months later*
~JADE~
Twigs snapped under my bare feet as I walked, pushing aside the oddly shaped tree branches and shrubs in my pathway. A few days after being banished, I was self-conscious about so many things.
Being naked and alone, I felt emptiness as I wandered the pack border for two days, looking for the perfect time to sneak back in without getting caught.
I couldn’t just roam the forest wearing only my underwear, but also because it was bloodied and had already started smelling on the second day. So late at night, when I knew the guards weren’t as vigilant, I snuck in and went to the tree where I usually kept a change of clothes whenever Hunter and I went on our weekly run in the woods.
Being naked wasn’t a big deal among our kind, so I didn’t need to keep garments in the
