Her rejection, His Regret: Part One

and came back like she was not all there. She has been going downhill ever since. Dad had to order her not to shift because of what she was doing to herself." Cora explained in a hushed whis

is he?" I needed to know. I needed answers. They both remained silent, and I stormed out, having had enough of this ridiculous game of guessing the answer. "Isla, come back here at once." I heard my brother shoot after me, but I carried on walking, sticking my finger up over my head so he could see I was pissed off. How I used to be so close to him, and I feel that he is not telling me the whole truth. Well, that was fine then; I would soon find out the truth! I broke into a slow run as I exited the packhouse. Luckily for me, Alpha Miller and his stupid fake mate were not around to bother me, as I was confident that I would not be able to keep my mouth shut if she breathed in my direction. I swore to myself five years ago that I would never walk these woods again, yet here I am doing just that. Cleo needed to get out, feel the wind in our fur and have some time out. So much had already happened since we left Uncle Ed's, and I missed them all already. Especially Zara. I would not stay here any longer than what I had to because it sucked to be back. I hid behind a tree to shift into my wolf, and it didn't hurt anymore to change since I was used to it by now. Cleo knew the way around here still, which made me smile. She was the best wolf. It was nice to be alone, nobody to disturb my thoughts as I tried to understand my mother's situation. She was weak, tired and sleeping a lot. I worried that she would not even remember me. Daniel was acting so weird, and I had no idea where my father was. He barely bothered to keep in contact since I had left all those years ago. It must have been at least an hour or two since I had left the packhouse to shift. As soon as we returned, I returned to my human form. I picked up my clothes and quickly pulled them on. I was about to run back inside, starving, when I heard voices in the distance. I saw it was Mora and my brother talking in a heated discussion. Kneeling into the large grass, I was grateful it hadn't been cut for a while since it could hide me from their view. I was so curious as to what they were talking about. Alpha Miller was nowhere around from what I could see. "Why did you bring your sister back here? If she discovers the truth about me and