Chapter 30 AURORA Violence .

I wanted , with all my heart , all my soul , all my body , to do something violent to Esther Reed .

Never in my life had I experienced such a blind rage .

I held on to that anger , because if I didnt , I would fall to the ground and cry .

Why ? I asked .

My fists were clenched so tightly my arms trembled .

Why are you doing this ? Why wont you just let me go ? Esther looked confused .

You were getting too close to the enemy .

Too close ? I nearly shrieked .

You and Papa I mean Waylon -are the ones who forced me to marry him ! You were supposed to marry him , Ann , Esther almost sounded like she was pouting .

You werent supposed to forget everything about this family and who you are .

Who you serve .

What your purpose is .

I have no idea what youre talking about ! Chapter 30 2/5 Esther smiled .

It was a smile I remembered the smile she used when she wanted me to believe she was a good , loving mother .

Untie me , sweetie .

Ive got some things I want to show you .

With no other choice , I did .

I untied her .

Then I let her lead me somewhere Id never been .

The Reeds new pack house .

This is where you live ? I asked .

We were near the top of a low mountain .

To the east , the sun was turning the sky pink with dawn .

I was exhausted , sad , angry , confused … I needed to get to my babies .

I needed Trajan .

I needed sleep .

Instead , I was in the wilderness , following the woman who had spent my childhood abusing me , because it seemed like life always brought me back to her , and I had no other choice .

of caves not far from the one

enough , in fact , I wondered if

and

was surprisingly solid

had always been deep

, they

in , she said ,

of the cave was warm ,

large main cavern with several dark tunnels branching

the wall at intervals , Chapter 30 lighting

few pack members looked up

were scattered around , lounging or reading or working

like woodcarving

scene was like one right out of my childhood

always lived too far in the mountains for

the adults had cell phones

the pack founds ways to entertain itself

led me

glared at me

me

of them ignored me , like Id just been out on a hunt and

picked up one of the

she was finally going

she never wanted me

my suffering too much for that

led me to a room that was surprisingly

a waterfall , and there was a large , soft mattress

all over the floor , and the rising sun shone through window

room with your papa ,

over to one of the shelves and pulled down a wooden crate , then set it Chapter 30 on the

are the things

up and surround me as I approached 4/5 and gently

and white , with black

sat with its

tipped back , like it was howling

I

had to resist the urge from deep inside to pick it up

I shifted

were more things in

old

of worn out sneakers

the bottom , there was

one that held the secret relic

looked like it was ten or fifteen

name scrawled across the front in

from when

on ,

Read it .

, a voice screamed not to

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