#81 Intentions

Kathy's POV

"I swear I didn't mean to hurt you! You know I would never do that!" I pleaded with her with my eyes and hoped she would understand. I had a very deep reason as to why I did what I did. It was only to protect her from a predator like Jake Black.

Flashback starts:

I was on my way to see Elsa, my thoughts a mess of worry and frustration. Ever since she moved to the Blackmoon pack, she had been acting... different. Distant. Exhausted. She had sounded so drained on the phone last night that I couldn’t shake the feeling something was wrong.

Elsa wasn’t herself. She had always liked her alone time and would never tag along even if we begged her to come with us.

"I don't want to watch you both eat each other! I like my sanity!" She would say those words, and hole up in her house. Third-wheeling wasn't her style.

But now she was clingy in a way that felt off. Recently, she had been practically begging to tag along, even when she knew John and I needed time alone. I couldn’t