Leaving the Hospital

ADDIE'S POV

The next morning I woke and felt peaceful for the first time since I was a small child. I felt safe and content and my mind was not moving in a million different directions like it usually does. I suspected James had something to do with it but he had said he wouldn't be able to read my mind unless I let him. I never wanted him in my mind. I had too many awful things in there. He would never look at me the same way again and I was starting to like this guy. A lot.

James ate breakfast with me. Actually, he ate breakfast and I drank mine. It was pretty bland but I was desperate for liquids so I sucked it down. It initially burned a little but then the pain stopped. I think my wolf had something to do with that because I could feel her stirring more than I have in the past month. I was happy. I had missed her and felt very alone.

James and I ate in an easy silence and I tried to not be resentful of him for chowing down on the sausage links that were causing me t