#Chapter 72 Triumphant Return

Fay returned much faster than I’d anticipated. I gulped, my heart pounding; we were teetering on the edge of a new future, one I wanted to help them reach so bad, but whether or not it happened was up to them. I was so scared they were going to say no. “They want to hear from you before they make a decision,” Fay said, carefully hiding the caution she was feeling. I couldn’t imagine the sort of unease she must be grappling with. “Of course,” Elroy said quickly, squeezing my hand in his. Even in this serious situation, the action gave me butterflies. “Whatever they need to feel confident in their choice.” “Absolutely,” I agreed. “How would you like us to do this?” Fay took a shuddering breath—the pack’s decision meant even more to her than it did to us—and gestured for us to follow her. “We held an emergency meeting,” she said, “everyone is still gathered.” Oh shit. Okay. We were doing this right now. I patted the dirt off my jeans, instantly aware of how un-regal I