[Danica’s POV]My heart hammered in my chest as the man Mason’s older self had referred to as my grandfather continued to examine me. How was this even possible? All those years I was raised by Martha, having no idea about my parents or my past, and now here I was staring into the eyes of someone who was my own flesh and blood."That’s enough." Mason hissed, pulling me out of my grandfather’s embrace. "I’m sorry, but could you please explain how you discovered that the Black Forest pack was Danica’s relatives?" He continued, shooting his guarded gaze towards his older self."Long story short," he responded, snapping his attention away from his forearm. "In the future, something will... happen," he said hesitantly. "After it does, Danica will lose her memories and run off. I’m not sure about the details in between that and when she finds the pack, but what matters is that they were reunited. ""What do you mean she lost her memories?" My Mason snapped. "What the hell did you end up doi

[Mason’s POV]After setting up an agreement to meet up in five days' time with the Black Forest pack, me, Danica, and my younger self made our way back to the pack grounds. No one spoke along the way, but my younger self’s extreme anger and distrust surrounded us. It was so thick you could cut it with a knife, and I knew that after Danica was no longer with us, I would hear every single emotion he was holding back."Danica," my younger self said once we reached our destination. "Why don’t you go on up? I’ll come join you in a minute. ""What are you planning?" She asked, eyeing him and then me. "You don’t plan to try to start trouble again, do you?""Of course not." He chuckled, leaning forward and giving her a quick kiss. "Just want to discuss mundane matters. Go on now."For a moment, it seemed that Danica wasn’t going to listen to him, but after letting out a breath, she made her way towards the pack house. I kept my gaze fixed on her retreating form until it could no longer be see

[Mason’s POV]"Do you think that old fool will be willing to help us?" My younger self demanded "He barely wants to help with simple matters, and now you want his help with something as big as a trial?""Are you actually shooting down my way of helping Danica prove her innocence?" I asked. "Nigel wouldn’t dare not agree."Even when I was younger, Nigel knew not to cross me. Even if he begrudgingly helped, he wouldn’t dare say no. That was the one good thing about that old bat."Only one way to find out." Killian announced, clapping his hands together. "You gonna drive my sweet nephew?"I bit back the laugh that wanted to escape as my younger self grimaced in disgust due to Killian’s way of addressing him. Served him right for always being such an ass.‘Pot meet kettle.’ Grendal huffed in amusement.Frowning, I didn’t bother responding to him. Instead, I stepped forward and threw an arm around Killian’s shoulders. Motioning for my younger self to follow, I headed towards the large blac

[Danica’s POV]I sat at the table with Bella and Chris while they nit-picked over my not eating. Since earlier, both Masons and Killian had been gone. Despite my asking what exactly they were up to, they wouldn’t say, and I was regretting trusting them enough to not push any further."Danica," Bella sighed, pushing some fruit my way. "You’re eating for two now. You’d do well to remember that. ""I know." I huffed, eyeing her offer. "But I’m really not hungry."Rolling her eyes, Bella shot Chris a look as if saying "help me here," but before he could even try, Mason’s manic energy slammed into me like a ton of bricks. "Mason!" I gasped, jumping to my feet and rushing out of the room and towards the grounds."Danica!" Bella yelled from behind me. "What’s going on?""You need to be careful!" Chris chimed. "If you get hurt, Mason is going to kill us all!""It’s Mason!" I explained, shoving the door that was keeping me from him wide open.Squinting through the daylight that suddenly assau

[Mason’s POV]I kept my distance as Danica sobbed over her friend. I had to admit that, even though I had my doubts about Amy, especially after what she did, I was happy that she ended up not betraying Danica’s trust."Do Greg and Chase know that you’ve made your decision?" Danica asked, wiping away her tears."No," Amy admitted, "but I made this decision on my own."Nodding, Danica pulled Amy into a hug again and whispered something so low that I couldn’t hear it.Deciding to leave the two alone for a bit, I made my way out of the room to find Heather and Killian chatting in the hall beyond."Well, well," I smirked, taking in their close proximity. "What is going on here?"Snapping, his gaze away from Heather, Killian frowned before attempting to shoo me away. However, that motion alone was enough to keep me standing in place."Do you have something you want to tell me?" I continued, "Like maybe there might be a new member of the family soon."This whole ordeal was wild. Not only was