Chapter 152: The Missing Boy

Ivy's POV

As I try to piece together the story of what might have happened to the boy–Jason, that was his name–I can’t help but think back to when I first arrived at the Lycan royal palace.

Just like him, I’d just witnessed the devastating death of a parent, and I was alone and aimless in a strange new place. I didn’t get even the smallest bit of kindness–Spencer had been distant, the maids had bullied me, and every member of the Lycan Royal Family hated me. I’d felt overwhelmingly lonely and lost, unsure of what to do.

All I’d wanted was someone who could love me unconditionally.

I bet that’s what Jason wanted, too. And I could have been there for him–I could have provided that for him.

But I didn’t.

I wasn’t there.

I’ve been neglecting him these past couple days, and as I realize more and more the depths of my negligence, I feel wracked with guilt. He’s so young, and he has no one else. Have the maids been giving him attention? Affection?

Jason’s mother was a maid. Do the palac