Chapter 154: The Sleeping Beauty
Rowan:
After dropping Eva off at the Council headquarters, I didn’t linger. I didn’t want her to feel watched, even if part of me wanted to stay and make sure she was okay the entire day.
She said she would be fine. So I let her go.
But I had somewhere else I needed to be.
I pulled my hoodie up, mounted my bike, and took the familiar turn out of the wilderness. Familiar villages passed by as I made my way through the route that was nearly etched into my bones now - each tree, curve, and signpost burning into my memory.
Greenville City.
It was one of the few cities within shifter territory borders. Nestled just beyond the mountain bend and surrounded by long stretches of pines. Shifters didn’t love the buzz of human cities. Concrete jungles didn’t call to our blood the way nature did.
Greenville, though, was different.
It had a hospital. A damn good one. And for someone like me... that made all the difference. It had both high rank healers and doctors, making it best of both worlds.
Almost an hour later, the city came into view with its bustling streets, towering buildings, and rush that was unlike the peaceful life in our packs.
I slowed my bike outside a cozy little café across the street from the hospital. The smell of freshly baked croissants hit me even before I stepped in.