Chapter 57
Alaric's POV
"What if she was running from him?" I suggested.
"Alaric. It's stressful to think about. Trust me, I do think about her, if she's alive, but it hurts every time because I'm scared I may never see her." She said, and I could see how vulnerable it made her. She was avoiding the pain instead of confronting it.
"About Jack. I made you banish Jack unjustly. I was just angry. You don't have to do that anymore," she said, switching the topic. I was right, she was avoiding it.
Jack was in prison. That was the protocol, to be punished before being banished.
"Well, he blackmailed you and Adams. The torture is his punishment, and he can remain in the pack after his served time," I said, hoping she wasn't feeling guilty for it.
"Why did you think your mum was the mistre
