otte'

and I struggled to keep my anger under control. I knew that if t

was convinced he and his mistress had orchestrated everyt

leave my sight right now," I gritted through clenched teet

alked straight toward me. His innocent blue eyes peered a

ind my mom. I really want to meet her so I can prove to e

is hand, offering

e! I don't ever want to see any of you anywhere near me again!" My vo

nstantly, replaced by pure terror, as if a

backward and threw hi

"You didn't have to yell at him like that. He's just a little boy who'

rubbing his back in an attempt to comfort him. I could vividly hear him sobb

the boy's cheeks, strangely exting

it me all

ified an in

ed, guilt washing over me. "I

control, I couldn't bear to s

ng lot. The moment I reached my car, I climbed inside and sped out of the lot. Hot

ires screeched as I slammed on the brak

cheeks. I climbed out, slammed the door behind me, and

You can't just show up after all these years, when you

s, while the other fumbled with my keys, de

ide, rushed inside, and slammed it shut behind me. My

my knees and let out a heart wrenching scream, hoping it

it d

nced myself that looking through my late daughte

only made th

s and traced my fingers across her smiling

revisiting those precious me

s wr

jagged shard of ice had been driven straight through m

ll because o

ese painful memories

fter my banishment from the pack. I didn't even real

a living. Every day, I endured insults, humiliation, and exhaustion

on, one of the greatest friends I could have ever asked for. She stood by me through e

spaper company. When Annabelle was born, Melissa also assisted in paying the hos

s old, she became seriously ill. She was diagnosed with leukemia. I refused to give up on her. I rushed he

ve, it just wasn't enough. Annabelle passed awa

ld came crashing down. The one person who had given my life mea

did death. I deliberately took on the most dangerous investigative assignments, even knowing

ce brightened my darkest days was gone, leaving nothing behind but memories that haunted

ael showe

, he sent

d done it on purpose, knowing it would r

e. A series of persistent knocks on my door pulled me back to reality

ed, wiping away my tears

ha's Beta," he answered fro

set right now, but I ne

re

asted any time tracki

hem into a storage box. The last thing I wanted was for Corey to discover anything a

ll man wearing a dark coat and sli

truly

an irrit

ough the door. "I don't want

away, but his v

not in the right frame of mind to talk right now, but

de me let out a lo

ned the doorknob. Corey stepped inside, quietly taking in t

h of time, he sim

he

ed to take the younger wolves ou

m. You would play hide-and-seek, help them eat lunch, and ca

ing my face before le

ly. "When did you start looking at children wi

t me staring at

ous. Or maybe... He had been too

t gin I'd been using to drown my sorrows. I took a l

n all along," I seeth

son my life became a living hell... is because of Michaelson Logan A

ucking