Chapter 38: I want to be ten again
Owen's POV
I stuttered and I ended up not making any sense. What was I supposed to say to that? He was Ari!
He was Ari for goodness sake!
"And that look right there was why I stayed away from you, from our parents and from the pack. Because everyone expect me to be Ari Fire White, the future of the Black silver pack…pride of his parents…hero! Role model! Savior! It was too much, Owen and I cracked, okay?
I couldn't hack life outside the pack and I was miserable. I failed most of my first year courses and slipped right into depression…"
"Why didn't you say anything?" I asked him.