MAYA:
Seeing him sad had me explaining further. "Chris, I need you to listen to me. Please? We need to be safe first. And then we can come back later. We're definitely going to come back. I just need you to bear with me, honey."
His brows furrowed in confusion. "Why do we have to leave? Aren't we back home already? Grandpa says we're from here so why are we leaving again? I don't understand, Mummy."
I blew out a breath, not expecting him to say all that. I hadn't expected him to remember the words of my late father or even refuse to leave. He'd grown in the northern Pack so hearing him disagree, confused me. Wasn't he the one who didn't want to be here initially? Why was he finding it hard to leave?
"Christopher," I placed my hand on his face again, sounding really calm this time. "We
