ELISSA Standing in front of me was the reason my life was a broken piece, the reason that made me give up on ever being in a relationship or believing that love or mates exist. The reason behind my past pains and hurts, the reason I left my first pack and became a nobody in a new land. The reason I had to work my ass day and night just to save up for my pup, the reason I signed a deal that I didn't know what it would turn out to be. The sight of her reminded me of the pains I had been through. The memories I thought I had erased came rushing back into my head and pains I thought were forgotten returned back to me like a long-lost friend. My vision became blurry. As tears streamed down my eyes, I remembered how close Elizabeth was to me, after she lost her parents during the wa

