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Chapter 57

Author: Benita Jones
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Elena sat up, rubbing her face. Her mind was a mess, her emotions tangled in ways she couldn’t begin to sort out.

She needed a distraction.

Reaching for the sketchbook at the foot of her bed, she flipped to a fresh page.

The charcoal felt familiar in her fingers, grounding her as she let the lines form without thinking. Soft strokes, careful shading—her mother’s face slowly took shape.

It had been years since she had seen her mother, but she still remembered the gentle curve of her smile, the kindness in her eyes.

Would she even recognize me now?

A lump formed in Elena’s throat.

Her mother had left.

Not by choice, but that didn’t change the fact that Elena had been alone ever since.

She exhaled, forcing herself to focus on the sketch.

Outside, the pack house was eerily silent.

It wasn’t normal.

Usually, there were voices, footsteps, movement. But tonight, it was as if the entire house had gone still.

Were they afraid?

Elena’s stomach twisted.

Are they afr
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