[Victor] I watched Grayson leave and wanted to go with him. When Master Marius disappeared with Echo, I fell to my knees. There was a piercing pain in my chest. If it were in my nature to cry, I would have. One of my greatest fears was right in front of me. It was worse that he caught me in a bout of anger. I’d never felt anything like that. Even in my human life, I wasn’t explosively angry. I realized I didn’t know what I would’ve done if I had gotten my hands on Echo. That terrified me. Just last night, the curse only had a weak hold on me, now I was changing. I wished Grayson hadn’t pushed back on taking her to the pack lands, but he was right. She would worry, I would fall into a dark hole without her. Echo was the only light in my life. Even having a territory again paled in co