ery trace of me like I'd never been there. In no time, Chloe's belongings filled the space, her scent ma

hat crib alone, shipped from other packs, must've taken months to arrange. They'd

rner. I didn't bother unpacking. What was the point? I'd ride out these las

. After dinner, Chloe knocked and ba

ll infuriatingly radiant. "Me and Alex have a place to call home b

g you stay was their call. Just focus o

. "Don't be scared, Sophia. I've changed. I've spent y

o my arms. "Mom and Dad want us to get along. I picked this

t wolf, leering, dragging me into an alley years ago, his rough hands tearing at my clothes, his foul breath hot on

photo away. It hit Chloe's arm, and she

lian yanked me back, rushing to Chl

grudges, and I was so grateful. I got her a gift to bury the

th and stood. "She gave me a photo of the wolf who attacked me," I sai

. No kin, no nothing. Where'd a photo of him come from

the photo on the floor. "Loo

e. My stomach dropped. I snatched it from him, for

g, meaty face was gone, replaced by

shaking my head, my

. I wanted to track down my real parents, ask why they abandoned me, why they switched me with you and left me to carry this guilt." She pa

lian's throat bobbed, his eyes

d. "I'm fine. Sophia's been under so

n, Mom, and Dad. "It was him, I sw

ping Chloe up with a gentle tone.

ds to her echoing. "No more gifts. They won't app

g Mom and Dad's d