Hope's Point of View
I held on tightly to the Alpha and cried. I was probably making a scene but it just felt nice to know that I was safe. I trusted these people around me on a cellular level. The embrace was akin to what I might have expected from my mother. This made me cry even harder, but if Erin was uncomfortable she certainly didn't show it.
Eventually, when I let go, I saw that Jordan, Mac and Annie had made themselves scarce. I hadn't heard them leave.
"Thank you." I said,
"What for?" she returned.
"For making me feel protected. I thought I would be on the run today but the Goddess finally sent her warriors to rescue me." I could not believe how close I'd been to missing them. But then I guess that would never have been in our mothers plans.
"Finally?" She asked
