DEREK'S POV
I was eating a salami sandwich in one of my now very rare moments of pause when I heard a blood-curdling, familiar scream pierce the quiet of the house, reducing it to silence. A shocked and terrified look grew on the faces of the people around me, Ray, Susan, several Silver Sea and Bright Moon packmates, echoing my own dread; it took me less than a second to abandon my sandwich and dart towards Kate's bedroom.
I found her in her cousin's arms, sobbing in total and utter despair, as he tried all he could to make her feel better; Parker, sitting on the floor, stared at the scene in dismay, as if he couldn't believe his loving and funny mom was so upset; and in fact, it was the first time he had seen her in those conditions. Katherine had struggled for two very long months to a
