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 .

system of caves not far from the one where theyd

enough , in fact , I

walled off the front and built a door over

wall was

had always been

they

,

shock , the inside of the cave was warm , dry

was a large main cavern with several dark tunnels branching

on the wall at intervals

looked up as we

were scattered around , lounging or reading or working

like woodcarving or sewing

scene was like one right out of my childhood

in the mountains for things like television or the internet

the adults had

, the pack founds ways to entertain itself

led me past them

people glared at

few gave me

, like Id just been out on a hunt and returned like normal

the hell ? Esther picked up one of the lanterns and

be afraid she was finally

Esther , she never wanted me

too

led me to a room

the cave opened to a little grotto with a waterfall ,

the rising

with your papa , she

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

things you left

surround me as I approached 4/5 and

gray and white , with black buttons

with

back , like it was howling

, I said

resist the urge from deep inside to pick it up and hold

, I shifted

were more things in the

few old

of worn

there was a leather bound

that held the secret relic Dane and I were so eager to uncover

one looked like it was ten or fifteen years old

scrawled across the front in

handwriting , from when I was

on ,

Read it .

, a voice screamed not to

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