I walked up to Jori, looking around the empty room. He was the only presence I was, and he made no indication that he was aware of my presence. I sat in front of him, crossing my legs underneath me. He was staring right at me now, but his eyes looked far away. He wasn’t fully here.
“Jori?” I waved my hand in front of his face.
His eyes flicker, and for the first time he registers that I’m there. “Adira? Is that really you?”
I nodded my head. “It’s me.”
“Oh.”
My chest tightened. He almost seemed like a shell of the person I thought I knew. His entire personality seemed subdued.
“Jori, you can’t give up. I can’t imagine what you’ve been through, but your wolfpack needs you.”
He let his head fall forward, hiding his eyes from me. “I failed everyone.”
“It’s not your fault.”
“I wasn’t
