Brooks:
The words Hattie had said to me last night wouldn't leave my mind. Her alpha thought he could force he to marry him? Her parents were allowing it? I felt something primal trying to consume me, something dark. The words replayed over and over, filling me with a mix of anger, determination, and something I wasn’t ready to name yet.
She was running from something—something bad. And she had chosen me to run to. I don't know how she found me, or why she would trust me, but she did. I couldn't tell her no.
I paced my room all night into the morning, forcing myself to try and act normal. I barely got out of bed once the sun rose, claiming I wasn’t feeling well, and thankfully, it was enough to keep Forest off my back. Normally he would have dug a little deeper, but thankfully he had h
