Chapter Fifteen: River Bath

Throughout the day, Lovely noticed how down-spirited I'd been since I'd come back downstairs from Addison and the Alpha's room. She therefore told me of a small river on the property where I could take a bath to relax, which always cheered her up.

Remembering back at my uncle's home, I'd used to run into the woods, becoming one with nature whenever I'm in a bad mood. I decided to go for it.

After work, I waited until it was dark and the moon was bright in the sky. I went the river, taking off my clothes and letting go of my dark hair before getting into the water. The only time I'll release my hair from its ballerina bun is whenever I take a shower. The water felt warm and soothing against my skin. After I completed my bath and washed my hair, I choose to stay a little longer. I leaned onto a rock and closed my eyes, relaxing.

A few moments later, the tramping sounds of wolf feet running towards me brought my eyes to open. I was alarmed to see several large wolves running closely aroun