Clementine:
By the time I was fully awake, I was sitting in Yorick’s bedroom.
"I’m so sorry. I came as soon as I heard you were awake," Yorick said as he opened the door and rushed in, holding a tray full of food.
"I don’t know, Yorick. What is happening to me?" I asked.
"I was trying to walk, but my knees kept folding," I spoke to him, feeling miserable.
I had never felt this way before. My feet were everything to me. Walking and running were some of my favorite things to do.
So when I woke up and tried to get off the bed and my knees folded, I screamed until his warriors were alerted. They alarmed Yorick and brought him upstairs.
"Yeah, I’ll speak to my mother about your condition. When you arrived, my mother took a look at you, and she said it seemed like those people injected some kind of substance into you that could be poison. But do not worry, we will do everything to take care of you," Yorick explained as soon as he sat down on the bed across from me, placing the tray between us.
"Wait, what kind of poison?" I asked, worried as I instantly began to remember my wolf going silent.
At first, I thought maybe I was pregnant, but what if it was more than that? What if they gave me something that caused my wolf to go silent?
"No, do not worry. It is not harmful. It only makes a person unable to move properly or do normal activities for some time," Yorick reassured.
As he explained, I grew more anxious. I placed my hands over my face and sighed.
"I need to speak with Ian," I told Yorick.
Even as he tried to press a sandwich into my hand, I kept my hands behind my back, making it clear that I needed answers first, that I needed to see Ian.
"Things are not going well. Ian and his father are dealing with many issues with the council, and Ian wants to stay beside his father for a while," Yorick explained. "I understand that you want to see him, and because you are here, you do not know how much is happening outside. So let’s help you heal first, and then Ian will come here, or you will go to Ian. For now, I do not know what to say. It is complicated." he paused.
"Our pack border has shut down. People are afraid there are monsters going around. It is chaos."
As Yorick explained what had become of the world, I grew panicked. I did not expect things to go this far.
We were only trying to put dangerous people to rest, but I guess this was bound to happen.
"What about Miss Rue? Yorick, I heard what she did to you," I said.
I watched Yorick stare at me, almost in disbelief.
"What do you mean?" he asked, sounding confused.
"Come on, Yorick. I am talking about the false accusations. Oriana and Miss Rue are the worst combination. I cannot believe anyone even listened to them," I continued.
As I explained further, I saw his eyes widen in shock.
"You never doubted me?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.
There was a stillness in his posture that scared me. The calmness and the shock were deeply unsettling.
"I do not understand, Yorick. Why do you look so confused?" I asked, watching him smile to himself.


"I need your help," I uttered softly.
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