(Lay with me)

CLAUDIA

After father left the living room, I ran out of the packhouse and headed to Thorsten’s packhouse.

“Claudia!”

Mom, Ma’am Petra and two other women from our pack called but I turned deaf ears to all of them.

As I ran down the dusty road, my legs turned dirty as I kept beating the dust with my bare feet. I forgot to wear my shoes, and I didn’t care. Not after father just gave us his blessings. I wore my silk nightgown which extended down to my ankle, I raised it as I ran. The people that saw me as I ran stared at me as if I was crazy.

Well, I wasn’t sure if I was sane anymore, my eyes were so heavy that I couldn’t barely see the road.

I sighted Thorsten’s pack house from afar and I increased my pace. I couldn't wait to fall into his arms and cry. I needed someone to tell how badly hurt I was and he was the only one I could think of, he had always been the only one.

I got into their compound and I pulled the attention of almost everyone that was in the compound. I could even