#Chapter78
Running
/"I'm okay, and you're right…I'll eat later. I just need some quiet time to think./" I play it off coolly but inside so many warring emotions are kicking me in the ass, ripping my heart to shreds at the realization I have a chance of a real pack family with these people, and I'm leaving them behind. It's hard to swallow, words sticking like glue in my throat, and my face aches with the effort of keeping my expression neutral.
/"Are you coming to the com room after chores?/" Cesar startles me with this one, and I blink at him, completely non—plussed. Panic starting to set in that we might have some sort of meeting I have to show face for, or Colton will suspect.
