Chapter 52

From Alessia's POV

Listening to their conversation, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by the realization that every person in this room was willing to put their lives on the line for me. The only other individual who had ever shown me such unwavering compassion was Jackie. And Goddess, how I missed her. It suddenly dawned on me that I hadn't seen her since the night I ran away from the Crestview Pack. Questions arose in my mind: was she OK? Did she get out of that ratchet place? I needed to make sure she was OK. I made a mental note to talk to Daunte about it; I was sure he could help me.

As I sat there quietly, lost in my thoughts, I suddenly felt like I had been pulled out of my body and placed in someone else's. The moment I opened my eyes and looked around, I didn't recognize anything. I sat up and realized I wasn't in Hector's office. Instead, I was in my childhood home. My last time there was when my father announced that we were going on our annual family trip. As I rose to