MAXIMUS:
I don't know, but anytime she is not around I miss her, and today I couldn't wait for her to come back. With everything happening, she's like a calm in this storm. But I can't let her be a distraction. I need to focus on more important things on ground.
My wounds have healed significantly; I would get back to pack duties almost immediately. I need to figure out how to get rid of these rogues, eliminate Ravensclaw, and prove to everyone I'm still their Alpha.
And yet…
The absence of her scent hunted me. I had to keep reminding my wolf we’d rejected her and that this yearning needed to stop. I buried myself in reports, in patrol logs, in the endless weight of leadership. But none of it dulled the memory of her hands, her voice whispering my name when she thought I couldn’t hear.
