RONAN Somehow Virginia, Kael and Darius convinced me not to go rushing into the night and wait until the following morning. I was thankful since I was in a better headspace but that also meant I could not escape the goodbyes that morning. "Don't screw this up," Virginia told me and behind her, Kael was stuffing granola bars and a water bottle into a backpack while Darius was checking the traffic on his phone. Lily was also awake and had caught onto what was happening. She was excited. "Thanks for the vote of confidence," I replied while rolling my eyes. "I mean it." She replied and her voice had a serious edge to it. "She has been through enough. If you go charging in there with Alpha demands and try to force her into something she is not ready for…" I knew what she meant. Iris had no

