Natale POV
Jackson drove us back to the pack village.
The whole ride was a quiet one. The only thing keeping me grounded was Jackson's hand on my thigh.
In the last weeks, not only did I find my soulmate, I had a near death experience, but my whole identity has also been shaken. I wasn't really human and the person I called my mother for the last twenty years wasn't my mother. My real mother was some creature that left me to be raised by my father and his wife.
For the most part, I wasn't sure who I really was anymore. The only thing that was clear was that I was no longer the same girl. The girl died in the hands of the kidnapers or maybe even on the day I met Jackson. I felt really lost before, mostly struggling with everything, going day by day. Without a clear plan. But now I hav
