CARTER POV
The week flew by. The pack grew more divided but significantly colder toward Lindy and me. We both knew that we needed to disband immediately after this hand-off ceremony. We would no longer be safe here.
I had already packed up and loaded the essential items in the garage, away from prying eyes. Once the ceremony was over, we would load up the truck and drive out while everyone was distracted by the celebration.
"Are you sure about this?" Lindy asked as she wrapped her arms around my waist. She pressed her lip between my shoulder blades while I stared out the bedroom window.
"About which part?" I sighed. I still am haunted by my failure to keep Carissa safe. I failed as her father. I stepped up when it was already too late. No one would have harmed her if they knew I loved
