Renee
I felt strangely reluctant to leave Avalon alone in the hospital. By evening time, Dr. Ramirez had her so heavily sedated, she didn’t even know we were there. Besides, Wilson seemed to be getting restless. We made our way down to the first floor, which was quiet and empty now that normal visiting hours had ended. The sun was setting as we made our way across the parking lot to Wilson’s silver sedan.
I paused with my hand on the door. Across the parking lot and over some powerlines, I could see the sun sinking beneath the mountains, painting the sky in soft tones of pink and orange, and violet. The thought of going back to the pack house and sitting down at the dinner table with Alpha Josiah and Vero was pretty unappealing. I no longer expected the twins to show up for din
