Chapter 72

“Good riddance,” Marla says.

I glance at her sharply but she doesn’t notice. She’s busy sh ooting daggers at Aaron’s back with her mascara-caked eyes.

I take a deep breath.

I’m not being nice.

I look around the hall at the other wolves that are hanging around. A couple of older males look vaguely familiar and there are two younger guys who are conversing with

my brother.

No one approaches me. There are no welcomes.

Everyone is still grieving, I remind myself. But that doesn’t make this ‘homecoming’ feel any less like ‘home’.

my room or to assemble the pack, but everything about today just feels anticlimactic, and,

don’t know what to do with myself or where

start.

He pulls me into a hug. “I still can’t believe you’re

soak up this hug.

been around my family in a long time. And my memories of this place are so crystal clear-they were the only thing that kept me going in those early years-that I think seeing all the differences and feeling like an outsider

he tells me.

Aaron felt, being ‘dismissed’?

not to be offended, because his heart is in the right place.

on up. Sleep for a few hours.

but I also want to approach this carefully, as I’m sure I’m ruffling a lot of feathers and most people, no matter how supportive,

“Yeah. Sure. Okay.”

Marla grins.

as

don’t go back to my room. I

to bake apples for me and make some kind of homemade poptart. But the kitchen is empty and the pans used for my bacon and eggs are still on the stove. Di rty bowls are left on the counter. It

nch of takeout containers and leftovers that look too old. Aside from the carton of eggs and a gallon of milk,

From here, I can go up two or three flights. I can

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