Teresa I flipped my eyes open, taking in my room. The alarm on my bedside table rang incesantly on the bedside table, and I slapped it to keep it quiet. It obeyed, and I was going to pull the covers around me tighter, and then I remembered Kaela. With a lot of effort, I got out of bed and headed to Kaela’s room. If she were asleep, I’d watch her sleep until she woke up. But if not, I’d want to have some time alone with her. Getting busy with the pack stripped me of that time with her, and when Clara took over, it was the beginning of sorrows. Apparently, the girl wanted time with her mother, not some chief of the maidens of the entire pack. When I pushed her door open, she was still asleep. I slipped in and closed the door. When I turned from the door to her bed, her eyes were open, and she was looking at me. As I approached her bed, she sat up, rubbing her eyes. “Good morning, Mom,” she mumbled. I joined her, sitting on her bed. “How are you holding up, sweetheart?” “I…
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