Rejected and Pregnant I Fled The Pack
"Callum's confirmed the conflict in your previous territory, the genuine danger your group actually faced."
"Thank the moon," she breathed, something between relief and lingering grief evident in her voice. "I know how it must have sounded, twenty-three strangers appearing at your border requesting sanctuary. I understand the genuine wariness such a request naturally warrants."
"Given everything my own family has survived recently," I said carefully, "I understand better than most how genuine, desperate circumstances can sometimes require exactly this kind of extreme measure."
Something in her expression softened slightly at that acknowledgment, some shared understanding passing between us d