Chapter 18

Novalie POV

Being stuck in that hospital bed had made me so depressed. I was even getting frustrated having Xavier around all the time because what was the point really? It wasn't like I could communicate with him. It wasn't until I got released from the pack hospital and was able to step outside that I started feeling hopeful about the future again, but even then I wasn't sure about my new place here at Hidden Woods. My new father had barely come to see me, and when he did he barely ever said anything, always speaking more to Xavier than he did me. But, I got dressed and left with my new family anyway, because what else was I going to do?

As we walked along the streets of what Xavier had told me was only one of the little towns within the pack borders, I was in awe. The snow crunched beneath my feet and the cold air nipped at my exposed skin. I had never really been outside of the packhouse at Midnight Moon, so I wasn't really aware of how much of a community a pack should be. Sure,