Darius's Pov

I went to pick up Soraya and we drove back to the pack in silence. I kept glancing over at Soraya to make sure she was really there. Part of me still could not believe she had survived the ritual and was sitting here beside me alive and well.

"Stop staring at me," she said with a small smile. "I am not going to disappear."

"I know. I just cannot believe you are really okay. When I left you with Elder Nahara I was convinced I would never see you again."

"I almost did not make it. There were moments during the ritual where I wanted to give...