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of the letters but never actually sent them. Others were clearly stil
mes were gifts from his father. Then there we
s, the more he realizes just how much his m
e, his phone rings, and before he even fish
friend, asks questions frantically as soon
g at his father's picture in the newspaper article as he hears Jenny gasp on the other end of the line. H
than anyone just how much he's been trying
seven at our usual spot.'' After a brief confir
ck; it's only 8 a.m. His mom won't be
bury herself under her covers. She's so exhausted that she can
days she has to go straight from there to a shift at the bar, City Live. When Alex was younge
r son, she leans back against the door and sighs heavily, conte
ll kitchen table, huddled over what she assumes is his homework, but after stepp
r son finally looks up at her with a gla
t in both his voice and eyes shatter Allen's heart to pieces. "All this ti
o protect you." Allen finally mana
ack, standing up and stepping closer, holding up
sterner and stand her ground. She is the mother, after all. But it fal
hand with the newspaper in it, saying, "A
ring to step closer with her hands up before herself, "L
lding his arms, "so yo
'm still your mother, and you will not speak to me that way." Allen scolds h
le she can understand where it's coming from and why he's so angry, she still c
ce, Alex dares to ask a burning que
ttom lip, turning her head to the side so her
is a little louder this time: "Does he know?" His mother jolt
his back with anger vibrating off him in waves, Allen takes a desperate
won't hear
ys, then heads past Allen, grabs h
about this." Allen snaps, grabbing hold of her son's a
rm back roughly out of Allen's hold and walks out o
come was a few months ago, when Alex stormed off and came back a
calm her nerves. Allen trusts his son to be responsible enough, but they don't exactly live in the bes
swer. She tried to run down the stairs after him when he
to call Maya, in her panic and rage, she can't think straight enough
wn best friend knows her well enough to
nic, "We had a fight, a bad one,
cally, "But Jenny said something about t
Allen manages to breathe
her usual best friend-prayer tone, which ha
got. "He found the box," she says sim
"the box?" she
the
, d
whole thing; telling her about what bothers her always helps. Although
ling her to ask her daughter where her son is. Maya notices right away how guilty her daughter looks. And she just knows that she is
ld normally take him after meeting up with his best friend, Allen
rush to get there as quickly as possible, Allen arrives a
But that's the last of
wheezes in between
in her eyes as she shakes her head. "I don't," she
so you better not lie to us." Maya reprimands wi
y to the upper east side, Moonlight Pack," she confesses in a small voice
me that day, the wor
shb
second because she just didn't know how much time they would have left. They had plans to go to the US
orst problem inside the Moonlight Pack. But Damon refused to break his bond with Allen, no matter how many t
didn't d
f her house and into their bedroom, whe
d to go off to meet together, when Damon waited for her in
t her, but when she sprinted forward to jump into his arms, Damon s
reach again. "I'm so sorry, Allen," he began in an apologetic
red in shock. "What?" she f
my Luna inside the meeting room." Damon s
n tried, but Damon shook
my love for Rose will never allow this." Damon told her in a harsh tone, "I can't
knew that Damon never liked her; he was always in love with Rose, and neither of them could do anything about it. Allen had gotten to accept this and maybe move on with her life; D
s me to give her the respect and position she deserves." Allen hated the way Damon averted his eye,
let go of Damon and stepped back, shaking her head. "No!" she yelled in
er into his arms, kissing the top of her head. "I'm so sorry, Allen." He apologized in a soft whi
"I promise I never complain; I don't even want Luna's position; I want nothi
sorry, Allen." He whispered, gently pushing Allen away from him, "But I can't; I love her on
g away, taking All
lplessly as her Alpha walked away from her, then
n to the bushes and fell to her knees, emptyin