Chapter 33

Akira POV

By the time the train pulled into the last station in Holtsville, the sun had dipped, casting long shadows over the train station platform. The weather was chilly, and I shivered. I hugged myself, rubbing my arms to keep warm.

I wishing I had a jacket over the thin red dress I had been wearing since the night before.

The crowd poured out of the train, moving quickly toward their destinations, leaving me standing alone on the platform, unsure of which way to go.

I felt lost, my heart hammering in my chest as I tried to remember anything that might guide me to Alpha Jackson’s house. All I could recall was that he had an avenue named after his pack, Night Walker Pack Avenue.

I had been to Holtsville before, about three times, with my parents when we visited Alpha Jackson. But back then, I had been a carefree child, uninterested in directions or landmarks. All I had to do was sit in the back of the car and let our family chauffeur take us wherever we needed to go.

Now I regret