“Michael, she’s coming back,” Kathy said, her voice trembling with emotion as she turned toward Michael. There was a brightness in her eyes that hadn’t been there for years—a fragile spark of hope wrapped in layers of regret and longing. “Elaine is coming back.”
“I heard,” Michael replied quietly. His expression was unreadable, a mask he had perfected through years of leadership and guilt. “But Kathy… you heard Alpha Darius. Elaine hasn’t been coming here for the past. She’s coming for Roselyn. Darius already warned us not to interfere, not to bother her. We have to respect that.”
He exhaled heavily and looked out the window, his mind racing. “We’ll have to let the pack know, make sure no one does anything that might upset her or Alpha Darius.”
Kathy’s lips trembled. “But Michael, I nee
