*****We are back to present day, by the lake, just after Amelia had her visit with the moon goddess**** Amelia The sounds of the woods surrounded us as Oliver shifted back to Damien, his gaze soft when he looked at me. “3 years I spent trying to detach from you.” I said, taking a seat on the soft earth. The moon reflecting off the lake nearby lit the trees around us. He sat across from me, waiting for me to speak. “She said Archie didn’t speak to you for a year after I left, is that true?” He nodded. “I spent three weeks holed up in your house, hoping you would come back, for anything. A toothbrush, a forgotten spell book, any reason. He came to get me when Bailey threatened to destroy the pack, but soon after he stopped speaking to me. He took care of the pack, handled pack business

