RAFAEL 

The meeting with the Pack elders was scheduled for today. This morning, precisely.

Last night had been brutal. I was back to those sleepless nights, tossing and turning in bed, unable to find rest. It felt like I was losing it again. My thoughts kept narrowing to one thing. No, one fucking person.

Lila. That name.

That night with her was unlike any other in my life. I had slept, really slept, for the first time in years. It was a deep, peaceful kind of rest. The kind I hadn't known I was craving until I found it.

But last night, all I had were restless thoughts of her....