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"I’m sorry" Leif’s eyes welled with tears "I didn’t know I didn’t…" He looked down "I was trying to protect you I only wanted you to be happy

"It destroyed me to leave you, Alice" Leif pursed his lips "That’s why I ended with the lycans I thought they would kill me"

"Was Mom your one?" I asked "The one you were meant for?" Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jack look at me when I said that

"Yes," Leif said quietly "She was She is"

I chewedup with a father and why he didn’t lovesoht with Jack was so raw, I could barely speak and breathe

Yet Leif had chosen that pain willingly He’d lefthow much pain it would cause hi to sacrifice himself for our happiness

In the ti but kind He’d risked his own life more than once to help me and my friends And until I found out that he’d abandoned me when I was an infant, I had really liked hionna leave now, are you?" I asked

"No, of course not," he shook his head "I’ anywhere"

"Then we’d better tell Milo," I said

Even though Milo was still healing and needed his rest, I woke hi and discoloration of his skin had gone, but he et up, but Imean, so I elbowed him in the stomach, and he shut up

I sat on the couch next to Milo, with my arm around him I’m not sure if he needed it, but I knew I did Leif pulled a chair in front of us and sat down, preparing to explain the whole thing Ezra stayed in the roos, and that did make me feel better

Jack tried so sit next to me on the couch, but I wouldn’t have it

"No," I told hiet to do that"

"Do what?" Jack asked