He's so unnerving. Who hurt me? That's an ambiguous question. When? I want to ask. So many people have hurt me, including my father. However, I can't tell him that. I don't know these people or what they might do to me or the pack. I don't want anything heavy on my conscience. I want to start a new life away from my past. I shake my head and lower my eyes to my interlocked fingers. When I glance at him again, he doesn't look pleased. 

Nicholas extends his long-fingered hand to me, and my body flinches by reflex. I can't help but react that way; when someone raised their...