Whitefish River Standing on my own two feet

She had no doubt that things had been busy; she just wished she could have been here to help out more since she would have to rely so heavily on everyone in the following weeks. It was a lot to ask of pack that knew nothing about her, which was why she would try to do whatever she could while she was still able. Where were you before Kaistleoki? she pressed further, curious to know more.

What she had forgotten was that asking others about their past opened herself up to the same questions. It had never been something she was concerned with before since she never minded telling her story, but now--now her story was dark, and she was afraid it would harden her packmates to her. But, she had promised herself there would be no more lies, and she was going to keep that promise; she wouldn't ruin her new home with secrets like she had her home on the mountain. Her face fell, and she looked down. Um, well, I used to belong to a pack called Moonspear, she started quietly. I was there for a while and had built a good life, but then-- she swallowed hard at the emotion she felt retelling her awful mistakes. Then I messed up...I got pregnant...the very mated alpha was the father. Tears formed in her eyes, but she kept them from falling for now. It was my first heat, and everything was so confusing, but...my mistake ended up hurting a lot of packmates. Silent tears fell now, the emotion too much for her to fight. I feel so awful about it, the healer added. She fell silent for a few moments as she collected herself and then she continued, her voice a little more steady. The beta gave me this injury and then ran me out of the territory, understandably. So, her truth was out. She couldn't look at him, afraid she would see disgust or hate, so she kept her eyes glued to the ground in front of them.