I stared at Marta, the blood draining from my face. My heart, already battered from the night with Caden, began to thrash against my ribs in a new kind of panic.
"You want to go... there?" I stammered, my voice barely a whisper. "To the Dark Wood?"
I looked at Caden, desperate for him to shut this down. Marta couldn't come with us, after what Sylvie had told me happened to her daughter, I knew she was one of those who held a very strong disdain toward my father which was very well-deserved, but if she came with us to Dark Wood pack, she would discover my true identity.
Right now, she didn't know who I was but that wouldn't remain so for long if she returned with us. I'd tasted Marta’s gentleness and I didn't think I was prepared for the disgust that would replace that if she were to fi
