I sat in silence long after Beta Luca left my room, his words replaying in my mind like a whisper in the wind I couldn’t ignore.
“If you truly care about Aiden, you won’t run away. You’ll fight. For him. For your place here.”
At first, I dismissed the idea completely. Fight? For someone who didn’t choose me?
For a pack that turned its back on me? It seemed foolish, even desperate.
But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that running would be far worse. If I left, I’d never know the truth. I’d never know what we could have been.
So I made a decision.
I would stay.
I would fight, not just for Aiden, but for myself. For my right to belong in this pack.
For my truth.
The moment that decision rooted itself firmly in my chest, I felt lighter, like the weight of helplessnes
