67 JACY'S EXPLANATION PART 2

Kyle had asked the very question I knew that he would. He wanted to know why I didn't step up and run the pack. This was where people could possibly call me a coward. I didn't care though, I needed to do what was best for me at the time.

"There are a lot of different excuses I could give you about that. There are good excuses and bad excuses. But when it all comes down to it they're still excuses and they don't matter. The truth is I was afraid."

"Afraid that he would kill you too?" Kyle didn't look upset or disgusted with me at all. How long was that likely to last?