Mika present time As I let the forest guide me back to my home of over a decade, I expected to feel a rush of emotions. But oddly enough, I felt nothing as I ran through the dark woods in my wolf form. It was as if the wolf itself took away all my pain and left me numb. I used to think that we shared all our emotions, but it also seemed like she could sometimes overpower them, pushing them out of my mind and heart. And right now, that was exactly what she was doing, like that horrible night 10 years ago. She would swallow up my feelings and then release them when I least expected it. But going back to see my old pack was my own decision. Even though I despised my former mate and sister, I had to face them and deliver the message I came for, even if it meant fighting against my wolf's desi

