Chapter49:

Jane The journey home is rather quiet as I am engrossed in my disturbing thoughts. Vishal keeps giving my hand soft squeezes, like he is trying to reassure me that everything will be alright. I force a smile for him, but my heart is uneasy. He won’t understand. He’s yet to know my father and how much of a scheming devil he is. I know this call to come home has more to it than just taking over his position. And now, with Vishal next to me, I will have to act nice and pretend to have forgiven Father. But how can I actually be nice to a man who has been monstrous to me? What if he tries to harm me again, or Vishal? These thoughts keep churning my insides, leaving me more restless as we draw closer to home. We soon arrive at my pack. Everything is still the same as when I left it years ago. I meet Clara, surrounded by her friends, on our way to the beta’s house. She’s one of the wolves that bullied me in the pack. “Oh, look who’s here,” she mocks. I ignore her. This is not what I came here