"She has no wolf to help her process this," I continued. "A wolf would have her pack bond to draw on, would have the ability to shift and physically move through the trauma, would have her animal to share the weight with. Cassie has none of that. She’s entirely alone inside and her mind has gone somewhere it doesn't know how to come back from without help." I looked at the car. "We’re the only help available."
For a moment, there was silence.
"She'll still know her mother is gone," Castien said slowly.
"Yes," I said. "She’ll wake up knowing her mother’s gone. She’ll grieve. She’ll hurt. I can’t change that and I wouldn't try." I met his eyes. "But she’ll wake up as herself”
“I don’t like this” Darren said.
I turned to him “This is about saving her.”
“By lying to her?” Daren looked a
