Bella sat quietly in the clinic room, the sterile walls and faint antiseptic smell giving her no sense of comfort. The physical bruises had mostly healed, but mentally, she was still lost. No matter how hard she tried to remember, her mind was a blank slate. It was terrifying, unsettling, and exhausting. Every time she tried to recall something, anything, her head would throb painfully, and frustration would boil up inside her. Cristal, the pack healer and witch, had told her this might take time. “It’s not uncommon after trauma for memories to be slow in coming back. Just be patient with yourself, Bella,” Cristal had said kindly, but Bella had only nodded, trying to suppress her growing frustration. Patience wasn’t going to fill the gaping holes in her memory. And the worst part? There w