Mai's P.O.V.
The night I left was quiet. Too quiet.
The moment my feet touched the damp soil outside the pack's borders, I felt it—the weight of what I'd done.
I'd left them.
Ollie, my parents, my pack. I'd left everything behind.
Including my one chance to meet the Moon Goddess on my birthday and rid myself of the witch that had plagued my mind for as long as I could remember. The one who kept my wolf trapped inside me, whispering things I wanted to ignore but couldn't.
But what choice did I have? The whispers were getting stronger. Louder.
"Kill. Hurt. Spill blood."
And they weren't going to stop until I gave in.
I wouldn't let that happen.
I tugged the hood of my jacket over my head and took a shaky breath, eyes fixed on the long, winding road ahead.
Finding Liam was my only option.
Because if I didn't, I wasn't sure how much longer I could fight this thing inside me.
Or how much longer I'd even want to.
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One Month Later
