CHAPTER 40

  Raleigh:

  The next day was kind of uneventful, to say the least. Lucien had some pack work to do and Jasmine was hanging out with Benedict, so I decided to visit Cindy and see what she was up to.

  The pack was pretty quiet today too. Maybe whatever happened yesterday had a large impact on them. Lucien didn't tell me much. In fact, he was a bit evasive when I asked him.

  I bet he just wanted to keep the weight of his actions on his shoulders, which I didn't mind, but I hoped that he knew he was a person too—a person who had every right to have feelings and to share their weight.

  I trudged quietly along the damp grass. My boredom hadn't even reached its peak yet. I rubbed my neck tiredly, trying to think of some way to pass the time. I had been with Lucien half of the morning, observing him do his work. But then I got bored, so I decided to go have some fun.