ALANA

I can feel the tight grip of his hands on mine and the pain in his voice when he started talking so I stayed my eyes shut to hear him.

“I’m sorry, Alana. I know it’s my fault about what happened. I should not have forced you to shift into your wolf. I should have let you follow the natural course to transform.”

I felt William’s lips on my head as he kissed me there with his trembling mouth.

“I will accept all the lashes, Alana. I will accept them all. I just want you to live a life freely. I want you to experience the things you did...