Nan’s POV Now that I knew I didn’t want to leave, it was all I could do not to bed Lionel to change his mind. I wanted to stay. I wanted to be with the girls. I wanted to keep the little family I was building. It made me feel foolish, but I wanted…Lionel. It was all I could think about. As I passed him in the hallway, my brain screamed to be closer. Whenever we exchanged domestic words and warm smiles, my heart thundered, and my cheeks burned. The thought of leaving all of this behind caused my chest to ache with pain. A squeezing vice around my heart that stole my breath. The pain only got worse over time. Cora’s words echoed in my head. ‘Once Lionel finds out that you're just a lowly wolf-less, he will never choose you.’ He will never choose you…. It scared me. Sometimes Lione