VALERIE

"You know about her?" he asks me, his tone laced with sadness.

"Yes." I whisper.

"Okay."

"I want to go now."

"Hmm." he says and continues driving.

We drive in complete silence until we reach the graveyard. I get out of the car and go searching for her headstone and find it next to his mother's.

I decided to come here when I came to the Pack but I completely forgot about this.

I kneel in front of it and trace my fingertips over the marble where her name 'Annette Austin' is written. I recall watching how she killed herself for me. It hurts always thinking about it.

I...