~ LARK ~
Lark had been returned to the little waiting room after her time with the elders. They’d told her to wait in case she was needed again after they spoke with JP. So when the door opened, she looked up, expecting one of the other elders. She hoped it was Kenji—signifying that he was still seen as the elder representative of her pack. If it was Elder Sather…
She watched warily as the door swung open, then her heart leaped when it was JP’s face that peered around the door.
“Lark!”
They rushed across the space between them. Lark threw herself into his chest and he pulled her close, burying his nose in her hair and inhaling audibly.
“Is it over? Are they letting you go?” she asked into his chest as he clung to her.
“They’ve agreed that the likelihood is that you haven’t been b
