Ravensblood Forest If you're ever gonna find a silver lining

Shigetoshi's response isn't something she expected. The cream female tensed as well, her hackles rising as her face twisted into a grimace. Yet...he wasn't wrong. If a member of Cedar Pike caught up to them now, it would be nothing for them to be dragged back or killed for their treachery. If they were to submit to someone else, there would at least be hesitation; a weighing of consequences, a choice to be made.

Alone, vulnerable, there was no choice. What they had done had likely doomed the alliance her father was trying to build, and there would be no forgiveness for that. Worse was the idea that they would submit themselves to the whims of another Alpha, only to find they were no different than the last. Saoirse doesn't think she has it in her to run again.

She doesn't think she has it in her to keep running.

Wisdom often comes with uncomfortable truths, She murmured in return, her head bowed. What strength we lack can be made up in greater numbers, if we're willing to pay the price for it.

That still doesn't mean she wants to.