Midnight Encounters

Valerie's POV

It was 2 am—

Silence hung heavy over the whole pack, I picked up my boots, draping my coat over my shoulder as I stepped out. I thought it best to walk barefoot because I couldn't afford to be caught sneaking out of the house. Not like I was off to carry out some kind of evil deed, but because I couldn't move out without Maverick's permission which he never granted.

I didn't expect t