ARIA
A moment of silence falls upon us as the gravity of the situation sinks deep into my bones, instilling a fear in me that's so damn crippling.
How will I walk around now normally like I'm not a Nocturn? How can I live?
I don't know if I can recover from this.
I'm devastated in more ways than one.
I'm still holding my mother's photo to my chest and I don't have the courage to look at it. For so long, I've led my life like she wasn't a part of it. Now, she's all around me.
Uncle Barty...he has risked himself so much for me. I had no idea.
"Who's they?" I hear myself ask. It feels important to know. But even before he speaks, I know who it is, and it makes me feel so damn ashamed.
"The Alpha. The Beta. The leaders of the pack."
Ryder's father.
He was responsible for my
