RIVERA’S POV
A MONTH LATER
I couldn’t let anyone know I was having terrible dreams about Hayley, but the more I talked with her, the more I became at ease around her. Even with Scarlett in her care. I was learning to finally trust her even after weeks of forgiving her for her little act on the day of her arrival. I still had to deal with the trauma from my days in Chann pack, but I knew I had to learn to adjust to having Hayley around, instead of pushing her away.
“How was it like, before you met Rafael?” Hayley asked, out of nowhere. I stared at her, completely lost in thought. It was one of the things I tried to avoid whenever I was with her, narrating the stories from my past. It was enough that everyone felt pity for me whenever I turned a new age, because it had been the same day
