I lower my head to look down at the path in front of me. “I think so. I’m only twenty-five, Noah. I have my whole life ahead of me. As time goes by, I’m going to start going insane without my pack. The only other option would be for me to go rogue.”

Noah slows down, and his voice is careful. “Is that something you’re considering?”

I immediately close my eyes in regret.

Me and my big mouth.

“Not right now. It’s not like that’s what I would want to resort to. But I have to do ...