Ariel couldn’t postpone it any longer; she had tried to fight the itch, but it had gradually become an insatiable hunger until she couldn’t resist it anymore.
With a sense of defeat, she picked up the portable device and waited with baited breath for the other person on the line to pick up, and for the first time, a warm smile grazed her lips as she heard the voice.
“Maddie.”
“Ariel, how are you doing?” The enthusiasm in Maddie’s voice was rather surprising, but right now, Ariel would take anything.
She had missed them so much.
“I am fine; I just wanted to hear from you. How is everyone, Liza, Denise, and Emily? I know we didn’t have a good relationship in the pack, but it has been nerve-racking to be away from home and... I am sorry; I don’t know what I am saying.” She had been too e
