“Ahhh…” I exhale bliss when we stop. “Thank you, Alex.”
“I know you need to go back to your mom soon, so I’ll do everything I can. But you will eventually have to come back to your pack.”
“Yeah—I know. I just have to figure out how to do that. What to tell my mom and when to make that break.”
“Just remember, I may not be able to go with you…at first.”
“Oh, no—Michael!” How could I have forgotten? “Is there a cure for Wolfsbane?”
“If there is, it probably died with the wolf that poisoned him.”
“I’m ssso sorry.”
“Yeah…we’ll deal with it when we get back. But I probably can’t go back home with you, to live anyway. The pack will be my home now.”
Finally, this seems to be a good time to ask him about us. I need to know how he feels…what he thinks.
“Where does that leave us?”
“I’ve
