The howl of my heart

Chapter 12

Elena wakes up early in the morning and feels the fresh, crisp air coming through the window. She decides to go for a run in the forest to clear her head and feel the nature around her. As she heads towards the forest, she notices that there are many people, both old and young, running in the same direction. She can see the joy on their faces as they breathe in the fresh air and enjoy the peacefulness of the forest.

As Elena starts to run, she feels her body loosen up and relax. The beauty of the forest surrounds her, and she feels like she's starting to discover a new side of herself. The sound of her feet hitting the ground and her breathing become a meditative rhythm, and she forgets all the worries and problems she had before. Running in the forest feels like it's opening up something deep inside her, like she's reconnecting with her true self.

After a while, Elena heads back to the pack house, feeling refreshed and energised. She takes a quick shower and then heads down to the dining room to meet Nick, Jack, and Sarah for breakfast. As she sits down with them, she can't help but smile and feel grateful for the peacefulness and beauty of the forest she had just experienced.

"I need to get some clothes," Sarah said, looking down at her outfit, which was a plain t-shirt and leggings.

"I think Elena needs some clothes too, since she didn't bring any," Sarah continued. "I know all the best stores in town."

"That would be great," Elena replied, smiling at her.

Nick and Jack nodded in agreement, both focused on their breakfast.

"I will take you girl's " Jake offered, but we must be back before lunch I need to join in the training. "Nick, are you coming with us?"

"Sure, as long as we can put in good few hours of training after"

"Yeah, man"

"Then I am in"

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As the group got in to the car and set off Sarah began to plead with Jake to take them to the Sunderland Mall and not to the near by town, which only has a few boring shops.

Sarah: "Jake, please take us to Sunderland Mall, it has all the best shops!"

Jake: "I don't know, Sarah. The Mall is on the border of the neutral territory and the Black Crescent Pack. I don't want to risk running into Joseph."

Sarah: "Jake, we can't spend all day in that little town. The Mall is only a short drive away."

Elena: "I agree. It would be a shame to waste a day of shopping in boring shops. And the chances of running into Joseph are really small."

Sarah: "Please, Jake. It's not like we're going to cross the border into their territory."

Jake: "Alright, fine. But we need to be careful and stay on this side of the border. And if we see any Black Crescent Pack members, we leave immediately."

Nick: "Agreed."

Sarah: "Thank you, Jake. You won't regret it!"

As they drove to the mall, Sarah couldn't contain her excitement about all the stores she was going to visit.

They spent the morning shopping and trying on different outfits, laughing and enjoying their time together.

As they headed to the car with their shopping Elena felt a strange scent. It was quite unusual like fresh ocean breeze. A chill went down her spine and she felt slightly weak in her knees, but didn't let the group know about any of this. As she got in the car and headed back to the pack house the scent and feelings had passed, so Elena didn't think much of it after that.