Ivy:
I don't know how we ended up outside when we started the vision at Kali's bedside, but I wished we hadn't.
Even the torrential rain couldn't mask the storm of tears that cascaded down my cheeks, smudging my mascara in the wake of my profound anguish.
As I observed pack members moving about, I straightened my spine, mirroring the innate grace that Kali effortlessly exuded.
I wasn't ready to reveal what they would soon find out; I couldn't announce the death of their queen on my own. I wouldn't know how to begin, considering I didn't believe it. So, I smiled, nodded, waved, and made pleasantries that felt numb as I passed them.
My feet couldn't get me inside fast enough, and as badly as I wanted to run, the soaked ground and the slick mud made me too fearful. I had already lost
