Chapter 0396



Mallory

I am more than overwhelmed.

Neah keeps her eyes on me. I don't think she is waiting for an answer, instead I think she is watching to see how I process her words.

My mouth opens and closes several times as I struggle to form any words. I'm also pretty certain that if I had been holding anything but Luca, I would have dropped it.

Forgiveness was something I was never expecting. Never. She had made that very clear that day she finally heard me out.

I clear my throat, hoping that my brain will engage my mouth muscles. "You do?"

She bobs her head at me.

"Why now?" I could feel more tears creeping along my eyelids

"You are not who you were. I'm not who I was. We have both come a long way.” She shrugs her shoulders at me like it's no big deal. “The person you were back then, she only ever cared about herself.”" She smiles to herself. “I killed the man who shot you because it made me so angry that I thought I had lost you too."

I hadn't thought about it like that and she had never mentioned anything about it. Brax had told me that the guy was aiming for Neah and that was why I assumed she killed the guy. Not because he had hurt me.

had no idea of the guilt I had been holding on to. I

we would be living in the same pack." "Or that you outrank me, big style." I add and see her lips

never had a friend until Raven, and even if she were still alive, I don't think we would be as friendly as you and I

about you." I

a while, but

fucking yeah!" My response makes Luca jump, causing him to

Though I'm certain it's just because it's something he wasn't expecting. In the

behind a bush, her back pressed up against a side

from most

on

of it the discarded food wrappers, she had been here

in behind the bushes, she stares at me with bright green eyes, waiting

say softly. "Why are you sitting

want my Dad's to

Luca and myself until I'm sitting with my knees touching hers. "You know

her bottom lip

of what happened at school?" It had to be the

head and the bottom lip

"Something made you angry?"

and

things make people angry and do you know what I've learned over

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