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