Chapter Seven

CHAPTER SEVEN

The next morning, I wake up at dawn.

My entire body is stiff and sore, but I force myself up anyway. I have to go. I have to move on.

I think about trying to join another pack, but I know that's pointless. No one else will have me, and even just the act of walking into another pack's camp is likely to get me killed.

I can't stay here and watch Lucas break Julie's heart. And I can't stay here and watch myself fall deeper into despair. I won't survive it. I know that now.

My best option is to try and go home. To apologize and throw myself at the mercy of the pack. But I don't know if they'll accept me, even if I beg.

I have to try though because I can't stay here in this forest and watch the sun set and rise and feel the weight of my loneliness grow heavier with each precious moment that passes.

But before I can go back, I have to find some way to prove myself. I have to find a way to earn their trust.