JOANNA’S POV “I’m sorry” were the only words I could utter. I knew this day would come, but I never thought it would come this early or in such a manner that Lavender would suffer from it. I made mistakes. I was foolish and young. I was a human who trusted a wolf blindly. Not everyone was that way, but I should have known. I should have been more cautious about everything I did. I wouldn’t say I liked the fact that I was stupid. Why did I not listen? Why was I not smart enough to dodge such a massive bullet? My heart was aching. I was the reason Lavender was being treated that way. I put her in this predicament. I kept making mistakes upon mistakes until it was too late. I should have avoided him. It was never the plan to end up like this. I pictured the future with Alpha Toot. I did

