“Home?” Ariel scoffed at his ridiculousness. Maybe it was once home to her, but not anymore.
“Come on, let us go inside.” Kane said, and Ariel's gaze drifted towards the pack building. The walls have been repainted to a light gray color in preparation for the new year, and the Christmas decorations still adorn the wall, their bright red lights twinkling in the night.
The meadows were a little overgrown and unruly, but people could still pass through, and the lights lit up the dark pathway.
Ariel noticed the lack of restraint in her hands, and she looked down to see her hands were free of the offending instrument, but she didn’t say anything.
Instead, she walked inside the pack, opening the door with a confidence she didn’t know she possessed.
It was too late to run away, and she had c
