"I've been where you are." There's a slight pause. "I am where you are."

If only a few steps ahead of her. It hasn't been that long since Alek learned what it was like to carry the wolf inside of him. It wasn't that long ago he had his first full blooded moon. He is where he is today because his brothers wouldn't leave him alone with it, even when he did absolutely everything to push them away. "You're a wolf, Cora. We help each other."

Maybe it's that simple. Maybe it can be.