Serena was careful when she woke, dressing in comfortable loose clothing, making sure she had spares in case she was able to shift now and shoes made for walking on hard rough surfaces. Xavier was still downstairs, his head shooting up as he smelt her scent. Was it his imagination or was her scent slightly different? Shadow was just as certain, but because her mark was gone, neither of them could work out why. It would become plainly obvious later but by the time they connected the dots together it was far too late.
"What are you doing up" Xavier exclaimed, crossing over to her and holding Serena at arm's length as his eyes swept over her and assessed her condition.
"I couldn't sleep any longer, besides I got plenty of rest" she lied.
Xavier exhaled. He didn't believe a word of what s
