Erick POV

　　I sit with Kate, alone. I told everyone to leave me here with her alone to figure out how to best care for her in this condition. It is time to give her another sedative. Maybe if I skip it and let her wake, I can talk to her. Perhaps the older woman is right. Perhaps I can bring her back to me and destroy the wolf. Maybe she will remember that I love her.

　　Trip buried the older man, Abe, before he left. He took it upon himself to handle it. I did not ask him to take on that burden alone, but he did it so...