Chapter 43

"So, tell me why you think you're some evil werewolf? Cause I know you, Kels. There's nothing evil about you."

A tear slid down her cheek.

"I've never told anyone what happened that night."

"Can you trust me enough to tell me?"

She was quiet and I didn't think she was going to tell me. Then she surprised me by speaking.

"Two wolves came in the night. My father woke up and tried to hide my mother and me while he

fought them off, but they were too fast, too strong for him, and they took him down before we could get away. I remember crying and wanting to scream for him, but my mother hushed me and wrapped me in her arms and dragged me out the back door. We almost made it to the woods behind

when we heard them coming around the

to do or where to go. She pushed herself up to sit with her back, raw from the attack, up against a tree. I know she must have been in pain, but all she cared about was me. I laid my head in her lap and she stroked my hair and begged me to leave. When we heard the wolves coming back, she got frantic and demanded

body started itching."

she was about to say. What she was describing. But how was that

they said I lost so much blood that I blocked out a lot of the following days. I think they kept me heavily drugged

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out and gently wiped her tears away. I wanted to grab her and pull her into my arms and just hold her. But even that simple touch brought me a little peace. I didn't want to freak her out knowing how fragile she was in that moment, but I needed to feel her, to assure myself and my wolf that our mate was okay. I was thankful she did not shrink

"How old were you?"

"Twelve."

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