KAIA’S POV
I followed the pack guard towards where Gareth and Donovan stood, my mind buzzing with everything that had just happened. The closer we got, the slower my steps felt, like something heavy had wrapped around my ankles, tugging me back.
I still didn't know what Gareth could possibly want from me so early in the morning, but knowing the man in question, I could already guess it wouldn’t be anything good.
"Then don't go, Kaia. Turn back and pretend you didn't get the message," Lilac whispered in my head, and I sighed. "We both know it’s not that easy, Lilac. It will only give him a reason to throw another tantrum as usual, and the next thing you know, he's blowing things out of proportion, and then, who knows, maybe even dragging Leander or Dylan, or our parents into it somehow j
