Chapter 7

Emmy POV

I make my way over to Darius’ office at the packhouse the next morning. I am still feeling apprehensive about what he wants to discuss. He mentioned something about travel.

Did he find out that I am making plans to leave the pack and move to New York City?

No. There’s no way he could possibly know.

I clear my head and make sure my heartbeat is normal before I knock on his office door.

“Come on in, Emmy!” he calls out before I even get a chance to knock. My hand is still raised up inches from the door. His hearing is so good.

I turn the knob and find that Daya, Tobias, and Lucas are already waiting inside as well. I swallow down a lump in my throat.

It’s going to be fine. Nobody knows.

I take my usual seat next to Lucas, but I can feel the awkward tension between us. I have been doing my best to avoid him. I can’t deny how much it still hurts to feel unwanted, but nobody needs to know about that either. I look up at Darius, waiting for