Sloane I can’t believe Beatrice hates me, me and my siblings, because of something our mother and their father did. How could she carry that much hate around inside her for nearly twenty years? The answer is, it ate her alive. It made her into the horrible woman that she’s become. I want to process what happened, I want to go to my room, close the door and withdraw into myself. But Benedict and Bethany are aching much more than I am. I need to be strong for them, because Benedict still has to tell the pack that his mother, their Luna, has been banished. As soon as their father is out of the room, Bethany collapses onto the floor and begins sobbing. I’m not good with emotions. I’ve always hid my own, choosing to react with my fists rather than tears. But Bethany is a good person and reg

