Ground Rules

Lily

‘Was I doing the right thing?’

That was the first thing I thought the moment I locked my door. Leaning onto it, I closed my eyes.

The buzz of adrenaline hadn't stopped racing and my thoughts were still going to haywire.

It was Malina’s words yesterday that was the tipping point. She was trying to assure me that I could leave, yet it had done the exact opposite. Somehow her talking about ‘fathers’ sent a different trim of thought entirely. It remained stuck in my mind throughout and the day after, especially after the incident with Alexander.

My mother raised me just fine and I hadn't borne any resentment, especially not after knowing the truth of his absence, but could I say the same for my child?

Not to mention that he wasn't going to be entirely human in the first place. That issue had bothered me for the longest time, settling doubts even if I was stubborn enough to try to deny them at first.

It wasn't just being a werewolf. Even if I was resolute on helping there was noth