Harper’s POV
I didn’t know how, but somehow Calix managed to hit a certain cord within me. He’d touched upon so many triggering notes, I didn’t know where to start.
Worst of all, it was true.
The elders of the pack had formally made their decision to send me into exile. It hurt. The feeling of rejection was something that I had suffered from. It was a scar that still resided in the back of my mind.
My own family had rejected me. There was even a time when I believed that Lucas had rejected me as well. Even though it turned out to be a misunderstanding, the emotional and psychological scar that it left behind from the first time around was enough to leave a deep impression.
In the end, it left me guarded and cautious around others. I honed my abilities to heal people because I genui
