Chapter Sixty-Seven - Willow

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. I told my wolf this over and over on our run back to the pack house. She was on the verge of pushing me to my limits and destroying any self-restraint I had left inside of me. Hearing why he killed my mother broke my spirits. It broke my heart for her. She didn't deserve this. She’d been marked by another wolf? My father didn’t realize it. Or even ask about it? I couldn’t wrap my head around what was going on. How could someone who claimed to love someone, kill them? All because they found their true love? That was always a chance in a wolf relationship. It wasn't a secret. She chose her forever mate and paid the price … forever. Part of me felt sorry for Lilly. She’d been raised by a man that showed so much aggression. But then again, she didn’t know any different and she seemed so at peace with herself. Maybe her mother wasn't the monster I pictured her in my mind. My mother had loved the man too. Chase and I shifted from our wolf form to human whe