Outside The Pack: Forbidden Shifter Romance (Mated To The Night Book 1) by Lindsey Devin

Author:Lindsey Devin [Devin, Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-04T18:30:00+00:00

18

BRYN

I woke to the smell of coffee and breakfast. It had been three days since I had started living with Violet, and so far, it had been really nice. Violet brought food from the mess hall, and we ate together for every meal. Despite my circumstances, I had really enjoyed getting to know Violet and all of her little quirks.

Today, breakfast was biscuits and mushroom gravy. The biscuits were perfectly cooked and fluffy. They felt like a slightly sweetened cloud on my tongue. The gravy itself was creamy and buttery, and I savored the taste while listening to Violet talk about the people of the village.

It was lovely and entertaining to hear some gossip, but it wasn’t enough. I wasn’t allowed to leave the premises of Violet’s home, and I missed interactions with other people. I missed listening to the sound of conversation going on around me and the way that the pups would joke around and play with me without any prejudice against me for being human. I missed the few young mothers who would chat with me.

After breakfast, I went upstairs to dress in a pair of tight-fitting blue jeans and a pink hoodie. I slipped on a pair of black boots Violet had found that fit me perfectly.

Ready to work, I headed outside to the garden, squinting against the brightness. The sun was barely coming over the mountain, and the sky was filled with hues of pink and purple. I stood in the modest garden and tried for the third time to follow Violet’s advice to see it as a new day with new opportunities. What I saw was a beautiful sunrise, but it didn’t make me feel better about my captivity.

With a sigh, I turned away from the sunrise. I pulled on a pair of gardening gloves and grabbed a small trowel and shovel from the crate by the back door. I crouched low to the ground and set to work, muscle memory allowing me to space out as I tended the soil.

I checked the new growth of the lettuce, cabbages, and broccoli. I could tell from the way the soil was disturbed that they had been planted relatively recently, but they were quite far along. Here, like in the Kings’ pack, Violet must have known something about the land to allow her to grow gorgeous crops even in the off-seasons. I could tell that Violet’s garden didn’t get the kind of yields that we got at home—Mom’s garden was rarely burdened with even a single weed. But with a bit more TLC, I believed I could make some improvements here.

The irony of assisting the pack that was currently holding me hostage wasn’t lost on me, but it didn’t stop me from plucking dead leaves and weeds from the ground. Every garden deserved to be taken care of and loved. If I could be the one to help a garden thrive, well, it was too tremendous an opportunity to pass up.

As I continued to work, I heard a noise that caused me to look up.

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