The next morning, I wake up at dawn.
My entire body is stiff and sore, but I force myself up anyway. I have to go. I have to move on.
I think about trying to join another pack, but I know that's pointless. No one else will have me, and even just the act of walking into another pack's camp is likely to get me killed.
I can't stay here and watch Lucas break Julie's heart. And I can't stay here and watch myself fall deeper into despair. I won't survive it. I know that now.
My best option is to try and go home. To apologize and throw myself at the mercy of the pack. But I don't know if they'll accept me, even if I beg.
I have to try though because I can't stay here in this forest and watch the sun set and rise and feel the weight of my loneliness grow heavier with each precious moment th
