It has been days since Charlotte set the pack ablaze with the truth. Days since she screamed her heartbreak into the halls of Moonvale pack, shattered reputations, and walked away from everything she knows.
But now, for the first time since it all fell apart, she walks back to her home.
The old pack house looms before her, familiar yet cold. Its stone walls whisper judgments of what she did.
As she steps onto the front steps, the heavy door creaks open , not by her hand.
Her father stands there, rage carved into every line of his face.
"What do you think you're doing here?" he growls. "And where do you think you're coming to after what you did?! You ruined everything! We were this close, Charlotte! Why would you expose it?! How could you be so stupid!"
Charlotte doesn't flinch. Her shoulders stiffen, her voice low but raw. "Did it even matter? Tanner already knew. I..."
