Chapter102:

I nodded and hummed loudly. Keeping my steps slow and measured, I paced toward her room. I hated my habit of listening to everyone. I should start making my decision. I started it an hour ago. As a result, my mother has locked herself in her room.           Great start, Ember! I patted my back.       There is an empty place in my chest. That feels strange to me today. Daddy L said that that was my Wolf's place.       Gathering the little encouragement that I had in me, I knocked on my mother's room. "Mom," I waited for her to open the door.         I tried to hear anything but nothing. These wolves made no noise. That made them perfect hunters. She would also have sensed me.        "Momma," I slapped my palm on the door. I heaved a deep sigh when I didn't get any reply. I spun to leave. Sadness engulfed me. Would she ever try to know what I want?        "Emma, here, dear." My head snapped hearing her sweet voice coming from my room. It made me frown. She used her dead girl's name for m