Chapter 55- All Cards on the Table

Salara’s POV

It’s a shame that Derrick and I couldn’t have been more than what we were while I was still alive. Now that the chance for us to be together is no longer an option, I realize how foolish I had been to keep my distance from him. Maybe if I had allowed myself to fight past the fear of Henry and told Derrick everything that was going on then none of this would have happened.

Derrick could have kept me safe from the abuse that I have encountered since arriving in the Evergreen Pack and could have kept Henry far away from me. It really is true what they say, hindsight really is 20/20. I let out a tired sigh before motioning to move towards the last place that I saw dream Derrick.

Before I can pop open my eyes to gaze at his beauty one last time before I go to wherever you go when you die, he opens his mouth and says words I wasn’t expecting to hear. “You are not dead Salara.” Guilt radiates from his anxious words causing me to pause in my motion.

A frown tugs at the corners o