Chapter 13 Thane stands up and reaches his hand out for me .
When Aramana is back Ronan and I will help you with shifting and acclimating .
Ronan is my wolf , and he is eager to meet yours .
The thought puts a smile on my face , but I quickly lose it .
I dont want to get too hopeful to quick .
Hope is a luxury I havent been able to indulge in and I am not sure I should start now .
My thoughts are all over the place and giving me whiplash at this point .
I look at his outstretched hand and back up to him , still holding his dimpled grin .
I take his hand and he proceeds to walk me from the room .
Goodbye Eric .
I will keep you in the loop .
And with that he heads me down the hallway .
The pack house is just a short drive from here .
I have your room ready with everything you may need .
I have some clothes for you as well so you wont have to keep the clinic sweats on , but if you are comfortable in them , please do .
He explains all of this to me , but I suddenly freeze as he is opening the door .
It has been 10 years since I have been outside .
10 years since I have smelled fresh air , or seen the sky , clouds , or stars for that matter .
I am scared to take these steps out of the building .
Scared that I will gain this luxury only to have it stolen from me .
Scared of the unknown .

Thane must realize my inner turmoil , because he starts rubbing my arm up and down in a calming manner .
Have you been outside of that dungeon at all Ayla ? He quietly questions as I turn to him with tears in my eyes and nod my head no .
A sudden growl emanates from him and he curses under his breath .
I am sorry for my reaction .
My wolf and I are just mad on your behalf little wolf .
What happened to you is horrible , and I know this is a big step for you , but you are stronger than you know .
You can do this .
He outstretches his hand to me again as I hover my foot over the entryway .
I take a deep breath in and put my foot over the threshold .
One foot outside and then another .
I did it .
I am standing outside .
I can hear the birds , feel the breeze , smell the air .
I turn my face up towards the sky and I smile .
The sky is beautiful and the sun feels amazing on my skin .
I have missed this so much .
I look up at him , craning my neck back since there is over a foot of height difference between us , and he is smiling at me .
His eyes radiantly green in the sun .
I am really happy for you to have this moment little wolf .
Nobody will take this from you again .
He brings my hand up to his mouth and places a kiss on my knuckles .
I quickly look down as I feel my face heat up .

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Thane chuckles to himself and leads me to his SUV .
He opens the door for me to climb in and seat belts me into place .
I am shocked that an alpha can be so gentle .
Especially one as big and muscular as Thane .
Nothing about him screams gentle .
Well , maybe his dimpled , boyish smile .
The drive to the pack house was short .
Soon , we pull up to a large complex .
This is the pack house .
All unmated shifters can live here and our mated shifters and their families live within the town we have .
There are seven floors with single and multi bedroom apartments .
Thane pulls up and gets out of the SUV .
He quickly opens my door for me , beating another shifter to the door .
Its alright Michael .
You can park the car , but Ayla here will be more comfortable with me getting her settled in at the moment .
Ayla , this is Michael , he takes care of the running of things for me at the pack house .
Hello Ayla , it is nice to meet you .
Im like the house manager , so if there is something you are needing for your rooms and you dont have it , please let me know .
I have a team to keep things here running smoothly .
I look down at his outstretched hand and back up to him .
He is pleasant , but I dont know him or trust him .
Actually , the only shifter I currently trust is Thane .

When did that happen and is that wise ? He quickly takes his hand back sensing that I am not comfortable shaking it and reaches into the back of his pants and produces a pad and paper .
I almost forgot alpha ; I have this ready for you .
Thank you , Michael .
Thane takes the pad of paper and pencil , handing it to me .
I am shocked that he took the time to talk with his staff and more so that they have this ready for me .
I give Michael a quick smile and walk with Thane into the pack house .
My heart is racing , but I notice as we walk into the building that it is quiet .
I dont see a single shifter around .
I asked everyone to make themselves scarce down here to not overwhelm you when we arrived .
1 look up into his eyes and give him a genuine smile .
His thoughtfulness surprises me .
It is like he knows my fears and is ready with answers .
I know that crowd of shifters has me relaxing .
We enter the elevator and arrive on the seventh floor .
This whole floor is extra rooms for guests .
My room is the last one I will have to see others , but not running straight into a on the night and yours is here .
I have a small apartment and your room and mine share a door .
It was once a larger three bedroom apartment , but I dont need that much space .
Dont worry there is a lock on the door and there is a lock on your own door , but just know that if you need me , you can use the door , knock on it , anything you need to do .
You can keep it locked on your side , but I will keep my side unlocked for you .
I contemplate what he is telling me about a shared door , not really having the time to think about it and how I feel about it before there is a large , firm hand placed on my lower back and I am escorted into what is now my room .