(Jax) When I made it back from my run it was dinner time. I was quite dirty since I had let Ajax run through the mud and swim, whatever made him feel an ounce of joy. Since I would be breaking his heart tonight. I couldn't even think about what Grace would go through. Shawn had left me some clothes near the treeline so that I could save some dignity coming back in the packhouse. I tried to hustle through the packhouse to my room but ended up quite literally running into Grace as she helped Silas up the stairs. Shawn was behind her. All 3 looked at me with wide eyes. "Holy crap," Silas said with a slight grin. "What happened to you?" Grace had her brow furrowed as she looked me up and down, her arm wrapped around Silas' waist as she guided him on the crutches. "I let my wolf ha

