Chapter 56

"Alpha Kalli!" The familiar little girl calls my name with excitement.

"Tell her I'm busy." I mutter to Lori, heading off into the woods away from the child before she can reach me.

Hearing Lori tell the pup to that I've got work to do, I shift into my wolf and head off to my place of peace. It's become the only place that I don't feel angry, or the need to kill. It makes me sad, but I feel more myself with my pups than I do anywhere else.

Hardin is still healing, I've barely seen him for the last two weeks due to him working with physical therapists and doctors to help him heal quickly, and safely. Whenever we're in the same room, we just clash and I know that it's my fault for pushing him away, even if I'm not happy with how things are.

It's better this way, he'll never have to know about me killing our pups. The pack know better than to open their mouths, I'm not exactly known for being gentle anymore.

After a while of watching the sun, I head back to the house. But today, somethin