“Is this going to hurt?” Anja smiles at me while shaking her head. “No, sweetheart, it won’t hurt.” Anja takes my hand and leads me over to the sofa of grey. I sit down and let out a breath through my lips. I am so nervous that I’m fighting not to throw up! I want to do this, of course, I do, but I’m scared of what I’ll see. There could be all sorts locked away in my mind that I don’t know of. When Anja came to me this morning and suggested what she could do, I never expected this. Sure, Orrin said he has a way to help me, but delving into my mind? It’s madness! How else am I meant to figure all of this crap out if I don’t let Anja do this? Bastian’s parents are stil

“Sara,” I grab Sara’s arm, stopping her from running any further. “Where the hell are you going?”Mum called me into the living room as soon as she and Sara were free from Sara’s mind. When I entered the room, Sara was staring into space.Mum explained that Sara had remembered everything and perhaps was in shock.That was blatantly evident from the look on my mate’s face!Having to wait outside while Mum did her thing did not sit well with me. I wanted to be with Sara, but Mum advised against it. She said that Sara needed to do this alone, and I understood that. It didn’t make waiting easy, though.When I crouched down in front of Sara, I touched her face. But she didn’t even flinch, and I was worried that Sara had reverted into herself.

I clutch the edge of Orrin Dalgaard’s desk and suck in a deep breath.How could this have happened?All these years, I never knew what happened to my daughter. Now I find out that my once best friend wiped my mind.It hadn’t been for Anja and her ability to bring back a person’s memories, Jethro and I would still be in the dark.When Anja, the woman who has been my close friend since we met over twenty-five years ago, said that she could help me, I was sceptical.However, Jethro immediately said yes. My mate wanted to know what memories had been taken from us.So, Anja did her thing. Now here I am, trying to get my head around everything I’ve seen.“Faye?” Jethro squeezes my shoulder, trying to comfort

“Better?” I ask Sara as we sit beside the lake.“Much.” Sara breathes deeply.The air is cool and fresh, and I find it does one a world of good.“I’m sorry that I wasn’t with you; my father forbade me from entering the dungeon.”“Yet you did anyway,” Sara chuckles.I nod. “I had to; you were going to kill someone if I hadn’t stopped you.”Sara crosses her legs then hangs her head while biting her lower lip. “I’m so sorry; I didn’t realise what I was doing. Anger took over me,”With my fingertips under Sara’s chin, I tip her head up. “Your power is growing, Sara. We need to get you some help with controlling it.”

“Sara, wait!”“Leave me alone!” I scream while walking faster away from the mansion.I cannot fucking believe this shit!How could Leander not tell me that he’s expecting a child with someone else?Okay, it’s evident that it happened before I came along. But that doesn’t make it any easier to cope with.Lilly told me how wolves are passionate creatures, and most don’t wait for their mates before having sex. But almost all will not have children with anyone other than their mate.Not mine, though, no, mine had to go knock someone up who wasn’t me!I feel so hurt, and I don’t know how to cope with it all.I want to cry and scream and beat the shit ou