“Your mother seems like a wise and wonderful woman,” I say, as I step out from behind the trees. After I left Kole, I didn’t want to go back to my pack quite yet. I’m still not sure how I’d ever face them. So, I came here. Maybe I knew I’d find him here. Maybe deep down I knew there was more to the story. Whatever the reason, I’m glad I came. I can’t be mad at him for what he did. I can’t resent him for something his family has forgiven him for. “She was,” Kole says, as he stands. “She still is I suppose, wherever she is now. What are you doing here?” “It’s a peaceful place,” I say. “And I needed some peace. “Plus, we’re mates. I think that has something to do with it. Life brings us together because we’re meant to be together. You know that.” “I do,” he says as he walks towards

