"I don't know. I've been driving myself crazy thinking about it," Michael ran his fingers through his hair. "And that's why I'm leaving, Ellison, I have to. I can't stay here any longer." Telling Ellison this had been the whole reason Michael had asked his alpha to meet him for lunch. "Where will you go?" "I don't know. Out toward Havenswood, I suppose. That's all anyone seems to know about the whereabouts of Alpha Night's pack. I can't keep sitting here and living my life as if everything is okay. As if Lily isn't being hurt this very moment." "You know that isn't productive, Michael. You'll never get to her that way." "What other choice do I have?" Michael asked frustratingly, his eyes flashing for a moment. In order to calm himself down, he cleared his throat and then took a small

