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Book Chapter18 I got out and Trina crawled over to the driver’s seat. “FIl link you when we get there so you can see,” Trina said before pulling back onto the road behind the others. 1 let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. I could see it in the cold. I closed my eyes and remembered the last time I was here. I’d gotten out then, for a moment, unsure if I could really cross. I opened my eyes and I could almost see that little girl. Her eyes were red and puffy, tear stains on her cheeks, her blonde hair in a messy bun, and so, so young. A child barely old enough to think she was grown up. She was also weak. I left because then I’d been too weak to face them every single day. “I can do this,” I hissed to myself. “I’m not that weak little girl. I’m stronger now. I need to be stronger.” Despite my words my body shook and my nerves were trying to get the best of me. Can I really do this? Go back after all this time? I shut my eyes and nodded. I’ve been through far worse since I left this place. This shouldn’t even phase me. “So why does it Kate?” I asked myself. I knew the answer of course. Leaving here set me on the path of all the pain I suffered in the past few years. This caused all of it. But haven’t I fared well considering? I shook my head. The girl I was when I left here, well she’s dead. She didn’t fare well. Who I am now emerged from the aftermath. But who I am now is strong enough to face Grant after all these years. At least I hope I am. So I crossed the border and started walking towards the pack house. Trina opened a mind link with me soon after. There are different types, the one I opened with Tristan was a communication link. The one Trina opened is called a surveillance link. It allows me into her head to see and hear she did. I closed my eyes. “We here,” Trina said for my benefit. She got out and joined the others. People were waiting outside on the porch. Trina studied them. Even after seven years I knew them. Grant as an Alpha. As much as I hate him I can admit he grew up alright. I was hoping he would be ugly. Maybe I’m a little petty. Greg, Alexandra’s cousin, the Theta, third in command. And… Tyler. It pained me to see him so grown up. I I knew he would be but I wanted him to be the boy I left behind. Not this stranger. Trina lingered longer than necessary on my brother. That girl is ruled by her hormones sometimes. “Welcome Alpha Greyson,” Grant said. Even now his voice sent tendrils of anger down my spine. Book1 Chapter18 Black Gay Writing Forums – Black Gay Fiction Enjoy Videos and Other Media About Our Featured Black Queer Authors. Shop the Book Gallery black-gay-writers-and-readers.com…