Chapter 13: Never Quite Faded

Ashleigh stood alongside Renee quietly as her mother and father gave their speeches. Granger had left her side moments ago to finish up the surprise he had mentioned before. She found herself both excited and curious to see what it was and felt a renewed devotion to him that she wanted to cherish.

But there was still that little part of her mind that drifted back to Caleb. Wondering if he was alright after their argument from that morning. Of course, he was mean, and Ashleigh didn’t like the way he had treated her, but she knew he was hurting. She could feel it.

And where exactly had Caleb gone off to with that wolf from Spring?

She closed her eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, and pushed back the emotions that were swirling in her heart.

“Are you ok?” Renee whispered to her with concern.

“Yea, just a slight headache.” Ashleigh smiled back.

“I’ll go get you something, be right back.”