CHAPTER 33 - Bonded Apology

Lyra I'd built a strange routine around these visits, balancing my need for answers with my studies. I'd do my homework, sitting outside his cell, asking him to give his take on shifter-lore or the correct herbs used to cure an ingestion of wolfsbane. He'd always been quiet, even back in Wolfsong Academy. Aloof, but not cruel like the rest of the pack members, That was why it was so shocking when he'd blurted out my secret so readily. It was like seeing a different person entirely. I approached Jacques' cell, my usual enthusiasm losing gas. I had to admit, I was beginning to not see the point of continuing to visit him. "Hey, Jacques. How are you doing today?" I asked, settling down on the cold stone floor outside his cell. He didn't respond, his eyes fixed on the wall opposite him. Although he wore clothes given to him from the rag bin, he was still a proud and handsome man. And I had to admit that before Blake, I had a crush on him. There was a brooding intensity to him,