Kyra's POV
I never imagined raising a pup alone would be this hard. Every day was a struggle, especially with only my little Snow by my side. No one was there to help when she cried over things I couldn't figure out. No one to hold her when my arms went numb. No one to take her during those midnight cries that shattered my already fragile sleep.
Nathan used to do all those things. He had been attentive after Snow's birth. But I had made my choice to leave, and neither Sylvia nor I would let ourselves regret it.
"Please take care of her while I'm at work. I'll do my best to come home early."
Martha, my middle-aged neighbor, smiled and nodded. She had no clue she was caring for a wolf pup disguised as a human baby.
"Don't worry about a thing, Elle," she said, using my fake name. "I'll
