Virginia I felt like everything was crashing around me. It had been days since my fight with Kael and Darius and the wound was still fresh. We had argued before, but this time was different. This time it had hurt, unlike our previous fights. They had said I should have trusted them to handle the situation with Iris’s parents and that I didn't need to call Ronan. They felt like they could have de-escalated things themselves if I had just given them time. They made it sound like I had made the decision lightly and called Ronan because I didn't believe in their abilities, and not because Iris's parents had threatened to attack the entire pack. "You didn't trust our authority," Kael had said, his voice sharp." You went over our heads and called Ronan without even discussing it with us." "I

