a sense of guilt and regret wash over me. I had left my old pack behind four years ago, without so much as a goodbye. I had thought that I would never see them again, that I could start over with a

ughable. He had never been one to forgive easily, especially when it came to matters of the heart. "I didn't find someone else," I said, my voice filled with frustration. "I left because I needed to start over, to find myself again. And as for Lochlan forgiving me, that's a joke. He never forgives anyone, especially not me. Plus he was the one cheating. Not me." Carla nodded, her eyes filled with understanding. "I'm sorry," she said. "I didn't know. But why did you leave without saying goodbye? We were all worried about you." I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. "I didn't mean to hurt anyone," I said. "I just needed to get away, to start over. I thought it was the best thing for me." Carla nodded, her eyes filled with compassion. "I understand," she said. "But you should know that we still care about you, no matter what. And if you ever need anything, you can always come to us." "Thanks Carla but I won't be returning there. It's been far to long and Lochlan made it clear." I said avoiding eye contact but it did hurt me to think he could not only betray me but lie about me like that. None of it was my fault. "Cat, I don't live there and haven't for a while. I only visit every now and again to see my family." "I'm just here to do my job and make a living for me and my..." I stopped myself before the words tumbled out. I couldn't let her know about my children. What if she put two and two together? Lochlan would never let me live peacefully if he knew about the twins' existence. Carla watched me curiously. "Your what?" she asked. Then her eyes widened in excitement. "Oh my, cat. Do you have children now?" she exclaimed, and I swallowed hard, wishing the ground would swallow me up. I c