She nodded, then pointed to one of the large boulders by the creek. The flat surface had warmed from the sun, and she sat down facing me. “Yes. But it’s not the only secret I’m carrying. And if you’re going to fight these battles, risk war for your pack, you need to know all of it.” This time, the breath she blew out caused the hair around her face to flutter. I clenched my fist at my side to stop myself from tucking it back around her ear.
She brought her gaze up to mine again. “I’m going to tell you things. I need you to listen with an open mind. And let me finish before you ask questions.”
That sounded ominous.
“Okay,” I agreed.
“Six years from now, I died.”
I just barely kept the scoff inside. It sounded completely insane, but I’d promised to hear her out, so I gestured for her
