Ethan
9 months later
In the last rays of the late September sun, the light caught the red hues of the autumnal forests outside the pack house as I returned home after a full day of training. It was what I focused on each day. I trained myself and my pack, I performed my duties till I felt my eyes droop, then I went to sleep.
I used to love this time of year, seeing the mix of reds in the tree line...now, I can barely look at it. The vivid colour only reminded me of one thing, April. But everything reminded me of her. She occupied my thoughts virtually every minute of every day.
Jude and Carrick watched me like a hawk for months, expecting me to fall back into old habits. But I refused. I made a promise to her and I would honour that no matter what…no matter how hard it was.
Ezra was
