Oh, I feel so terrible. We left the hospital and I went straight to my son, Blaine’s house. I stayed so much longer than intended as Blaine was asking me to help with things around the house, and I did not want to say no. Then we got chatting as we so often would, and time seemed to run away with us. Before I knew it, they were saying they were going to get sorted for bed, and I realized it was near midnight! I pondered over what was best to do. I felt so guilty that I had left Violet locked up all alone in the cabin basement all afternoon, and now the night too. But it was probably going to draw attention to myself if I left the pack at this time of night. Plus, she may well have fallen asleep by now, as she had run all the way to our pack, only sleeping briefly in the forest in her wol

