Chapter 61

Liz POV

The car’s tires rumble on the gravel of the pack house driveway, and it awakes me from my sleep. My head bounces uncomfortably on the car’s window. I must have slept the whole ride back to the Dark Moon Pack.

Night has already fallen. The pack house is dark except for the front porch. Two dark figures are waiting on the porch for us to arrive. I don’t have to squint through the darkness to know it is Nico and Damon waiting for me.

Deimos gets out of the car and limps toward the pack house with his cane. I haven’t seen him use it since we left. I watch him curiously, wondering how much his limp is an act he puts on for his family.

The driver opens my car door, and I step out into the cool night air. Deimos doesn’t spare me a second glance as he walks into the pack house. I try to remember that it is all an act, but that doesn’t make it hurt any less.

I walk up the porch stairs and nod politely to Nico before making my way inside. But Damon steps in my way.

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