Chapter 312. A Little Bit of Peace

"I don't know why you're losing sleep over this. He wasn't the first man you killed." Cordelia said inside her. It was the first time her wolf had spoken up since the incident occurred, and she didn't sound very happy. Doris knew that she was avoiding this discussion, but it appeared that her gloomy demeanor annoyed her inner wolf enough to finally speak up.

"Self defense is different." Doris said. "That man... he didn't deserve that. He was just out there doing his job and could have lost his life. I feel like I was almost a murderer."

Cordelia was silent again for a long moment. "Don't be too hard on yourself. It was an accident, and William said he's going to be fine. When he wakes up in a few days, you can apologize."

Doris closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I don't think I can handle the power. Maybe you were right to keep it from me."

"I think I came at it all wrong." Cordelia admitted. "I shouldn't have let you have it without finding your peace