-Anastasia- They thought I didn’t hear them, but I did, and I heard how they thought my mother was going to die. It angered me so much, and I didn’t want to listen to all they had to say. Instead, I went to my mother’s side, wiping the sweat off her brow and making sure she felt as comfortable as possible. “Don’t worry, Mom, you still have me. I won’t let you die,” I told her. “Once I am 18, we will be free of this place. I swear. The Alpha, his son, or Quinn can’t hurt us again. No one can.” My mother mumbled in her sleep, but I took care of her as best as I could. I had a little food stashed, so I ate some and tried getting a little into my mother, but she would only take water. I knew my mother’s spirit was broken, but that didn’t mean I wanted Quinn and Bruce to speak of her as alre