NA’IMAH That moment with Jodi had been emotionally draining, and I needed an escape from all the vulnerability and emotional talk. I wasn’t in a position to break down right now, and even if I did have a meltdown, none of that would help me with everything that was happening. A meltdown wouldn’t make the mark on me magically disappear, nor would it turn back time to the point where my people had nothing to worry about. It won’t eliminate my guilt either. It’s been two months without any idea where my parents are. A part of me wants to hope that they are still alive and Kaedyr is just keeping them so he could use them as pawns, but given the kind of Alpha he was, I doubt that was the case. I let out a sigh as I walked deeper into the forest. My eyes slowly moved from side to side to scan

