THALIA The days passed faster than I thought. Before I knew it, it had already been two days since Calliope visited… two days since Rael and I really talked. I hadn’t pushed him again for a conversation. He hadn’t, either, but none of us avoided each other. We spoke when we needed to, about Reagan, about plans of moving out soon, and everything needed, but nothing more. We both tried to act casual, but everyone could still feel the awkwardness between us. No one in the pack dared to ask. No one knew what happened, either. I was grateful no one interrogated us. I didn’t have the strength to explain something I barely understood myself. Still, the awkwardness between us is killing me from the inside. I wasn’t used to us being like this. I hadn’t meant to take this long, either. But Calli

