Chapter 8

The years have beaten him down; Anyone can tell from the look in his tired eyes.

With another deep sigh he answers, “This is how you save your home, Vi, but we have to take it back when the right time comes. Promise me, when the time comes, you will come to my side and help me get back your pack, Vi, promise me! I’ll do everything in my power to bring you back to where you belong!”

I would do whatever it took to help my cousin take back my rightful packlands from Alpha DICKovan. When the time was right.

“I promise.”

“You know you’re going to miss your own mating ceremony if we stay on the phone together much longer, right?” He chuckled, “You need to get some rest. You sound exhausted, Vi.”

I knew. I was avoiding everything. I had to face the music of my impending reality.

“Speak for yourself!” I attempted a playful laugh.

“You’re the one sporting bags under your eyes darker than a vampire’s soul!” I teased, extracting a sweet laugh from Leaf before I began frowning, thinking about