Chapter 61

Marisol smiles, grateful for the distraction and feeling included. “I’ve been okay,” she replies vaguely, trying to push aside the thoughts of Sophia and Caleb that threatened to consume her. “Just trying to keep busy.”

“Yeah? Okay. Well, since we didn’t get much of a chance the first time, how about you tell us about yourself now?” Jake chirps in, “We’d like to get to know you better.”

Marisol shrugs, not entirely sure how to reply to that, “Well, there’s not much to tell,” she replies modestly. “I’m just a girl trying to find her way in this crazy world.”

The group laughs at that, and Marisol feels relaxed a little more. For the next few minutes, they chatted amicably about trivial things, their conversation light, and easy. They didn’t discuss what was happening in the pack, instead opting to talk about other things as they walked towards the training grounds. Marisol couldn’t help but feel grateful for their company, even though she was still weighed down by wo