CHAPTER 5

It was like there was this huge constriction around her chest that tightened with each step she took.

"He was a good kid," stated Ben.

"Yeah."

"He won’t hate you for mating with Cody, you know. He wouldn't want you living your life alone. And Cody is not a bad guy."

Deciding that arguing would only make Ben more likely to watch her more closely, she continued with her ‘I’m pissed but resigned’ act.

Knowing that she would never again see the graves of the two most important people to her, Danica would have spent the next few hours in a gloomy mood if it hadn’t been for her dad’s fantastic news. Cody was due to arrive the morning after tomorrow for another visit. That put her thoughts back in order like nothing else could have. Not only did it remind her why exactly she was doing this, but it helped her shove the guilt aside – guilt which had been heightened by how her body and her wolf reacted to Gio Wright.