Chapter 271

I can't respond to that because it's none of those things, yet all of them too. I have empathy; I see someone that may be more than I thought she was, but yes, it's also driven because of what we now share.... the loss of our mothers in a horrific way. And the loss of her pack when they left her, the loss of her family. It’s complex and deeper than any of those singular things and partly because, since I became Luna, this care, this need to look after and comfort my people, is as natural as breathing. I feel guilty towards her because of my part in taking her mate from her on top of everything. I can't fight it, and it doesn't differentiate between people, even with our pasts. Colton told me the marking brought up all those necessary Luna gifts that were bestowed upon me the second I was his mate. To be a better leader, and I can't switch it off. I care because I'm meant to. "Juan blamed me... He punished me in that damn box.... for weeks! I failed to do what he wanted, and his son lef