Witch's Marsh going on tilt

While Saena's problems with commitment stemmed from somewhere deep within, it wrenched her heart so firmly when Luke returned to her and embraced her that she knew she could not fail him. Had she seen any of this sooner—and had she looked past her own naivety for two seconds—then perhaps it would have been Luke she pursued first. Perhaps she never would've pursued him at all. She could not bring herself to regret anything of her life up until now. Leading a pack and becoming a mother with Reek had been her aspirations until it actually happened, and now that it was looming, she was hitting the brakes hard, overwhelmed and frightened and searching for a way out.

"I promise," she swore, and was surprised how much conviction came through in her voice. While she would never admit it aloud, she knew well how quickly her mind could change, having felt the sudden swing away from Reek as soon as she became pregnant and laid eyes upon Luke again (and the sex had definitely helped), but she felt somehow certain this time. Whatever happened, whether she had to change her mind or not, she would not leave Luke waiting forever. "As soon as I can," she continued, taking a daring moment to press her snout beneath his and feel the thrum of his heartbeat through his throat, "I'll come back for you." Her direst wish would have been for Luke to accompany her back to the maplewood to wait, but she knew that was impossible. Reek had no love for her best friend and he would have much, much less if ever he found out what Luke and Saena had done, or what they were planning to do.

No, it was best if Luke remained with the hollow pack for now, and she with the maplewood, so the children she bore would have a safe home with their father and so she could find him again when the time was right, assuming she could tear herself away from them and yes, even Reek whom she did care for deeply, at all.