07: GOODBYES

LAURENE

It only took little to no convincing for me to tell the kids and surprisingly they accepted it quite well. Even more than I imagined them to. I knew they liked this apartment but Mommy gotta move. I am sure Dozell would be happy with the way I was transferred. It must have brought him so much joy to finally see someone who was against his principles leave. I just pitied the patients. I have had Asher try to arrange some sort of program where free treatment could be advocated.

He told me that it was not an easy task but it was something he could do. I don't know how to thank him enough for what he has been doing for me so far.

Our loads have been fully packed and Asher has been in contact with the Alpha of the pack that I was to be arriving today. Looking back at the apartment where I have lived for the past five years, a pinch jeered at my heart. I felt like I was leaving the place that had kept me hidden from the outside world for so long.

Fear engulfed me like