Chapter ５４

“I wasn't born into this pack, did you know? Jessica asks, her back to me.

My brows wrinkle as I realize I always imagined Jessica was a Golden Stone Packer. "I thought you lived here."

Jessica turns away from the oil painting and confronts me, a smile on her face. I wonder why she smiles.

"I lived inSouth velly with a tiny, struggling pack. David’s father Feru visited my pack family when he was eighteen, nearly nineteen.

"I felt anxious and sensitive to everything. . My hopes and ambitions altered when Feru and his father crossed my border, Susan. We mated and stayed together until he had to go and he invited me home.

"I bid farewell to my pack's customs and relatives. I know you felt when I met you, Susan. Torn from your family and all you knew, you felt disoriented. But you have more growing to do, which is difficult. Just so you know, I see myself in you.