_Lisa’s POV_
Today was the day.
The day I would go back to the place I once called home. The place where I had been rejected, broken, and left behind.
The Nightshade Pack.
My heart beat faster just thinking about it. So many memories were buried there. Some painful. Some confusing. All of them unfinished. And now, I was going back to find the answers I had been searching for my entire life.
The truth about my real parents.
I stood in the hallway of Rylan’s mansion, dressed in a simple black sweater and jeans. My boots were sturdy. My hair was tied back. The truthwood shard was safely tucked in the pocket of my jacket, close to my heart.
I didn’t want to drag anyone into this mess. Especially not Rylan.
This was my problem.
When I walked downstairs, I found Rylan already waiting b
