Caspian:
After talking to the others, I finally left for the mountain where she lived.
It was such an odd place to call home. The only good thing about it was that the Black Wolves wouldn’t dare come near. I kept wondering how she managed to live out here and not feel like it was too little… too lonely.
I spotted her sitting under a tree, looking bored.
“I’m not here to beg you or force you to tell me what’s going on,” I said quickly, wanting to make it clear that I wasn’t here to abduct her again.
“Then what are you here for, weak Alpha?” she asked in a mocking tone.
I didn’t like this version of her—but even in her cold, bitter state, I still couldn’t bring myself to hate her. It just made me realize something had happened—something we did wrong—that pushed her this far away.
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