Aurora:
“Hey,” Marcel, the pack beta, said, approaching me.
I looked back at him for a moment, hesitating before I nodded. The nurses who were with me took a step back, leaving the two of us alone to talk.
“Hi,” I said, looking down at my feet.
“How are you feeling? I heard from the girls that you were making progress in healing, and I figured to come and talk to you. See if you needed anything,” he said, and I smiled at his concern. I didn’t know if it was genuine, but I knew to be thankful for it.
“I’m well, thank you for asking, beta.” I said, and he nodded.
“Your back…?”
“It’s fine.” I said, choosing to hide my pain. I knew that it wasn’t. Every step that I took was still painful to me, and I knew that it was going to be a while before I fully healed. I was just thankful for t
