Chapter 223

Looking at her now, feeling her pain from her own depths, I wonder what made her this way. Why she was closed off from anyone except Colton…. Even the sub-pack never really bonded to her as they have me and dutifully endured her presence for him. I can’t imagine what losing him must have felt like if he truly was the only person she thought of as her friend and security, and then she lost the subs around her, which were probably the closest to a real pack she had. She isn’t as tough or cold as she makes out, and I can feel her fear, insecurity, worry over her mom, and her complete lack of bold now I’m touching her hand to hand. I squeeze it tightly and try to numb the intense feelings I am absorbing from her, and she suddenly yanks her hand away, realizing what she’s doing by holding on to me. There’s a moment of heightened blush on her face as she reels back and pulls herself stiff and cold. A gust of icy cold as her heart clamps shut, and her emotions are clamped down hard to conce