Sophia
I could not get it out of my head.
No matter how hard I tried to steady my breathing, to quiet my thoughts, the same images returned with cruel persistence.
The woman’s scream.
The child’s laughter cut short.
The screech of tires and the violent impact that tore their small world apart. And worst of all…the stillness afterward.
Erick.
The man I had trusted with my entire being. The man who had promised me safety. The man who loved me.
In the dream, he hadn’t stopped. He hadn’t looked back. He hadn’t tried to help them.
Why?
I hugged my knees to my chest and pressed my face against them, the air thick and suffocating around me. Erick was cold, yes.
Ruthless, even.
I had seen him punish, command, and take lives without hesitation when the survival of his pack demand
