Sleep doesn’t come easily, even after taking a long-needed shower. I thought that washing off the tension in my weary bones would be enough, but it wasn’t. I then decided to relax in the bathtub and not think about anything. I failed miserably. Two hours after a shower and a warm soak in the tub, I am still tossing and turning on the bed. Aspen is sound asleep; no care in the world. For a moment, I am jealous of my own daughter. She looks so at peace that I can’t help but crave the same thing. It’s been a long and tiring day, yet I can’t sleep. My mind keeps racing, thinking of all the different scenarios, every possible outcome, every solution and every angle. I’m not just thinking about Alec’s pack, I’m thinking about my own; I’m thinking about Kaden; I’m thinking about Nyx; about the

