Chapter 83: Drowning

Stacy:

Without another word, I turned and ran away from the field, leaving behind my dreams and the life I had envisioned. Each step felt heavier than the last, but I didn’t look back. I couldn’t. The pain was already unbearable, a bleeding wound that cut to my very soul.

I didn't know what to think of my fate. If it's a cruel fate or one that doesn't deserve anything good. My heart was broken, I knew, this pain, that fate had chosen for me, there was no escape route. I am drowning in it.

The forest was blurred and filled with my motion and shadow as I ran, the edges of the world fading as the tears streaked down my cheeks. My gown was now torn and stained with dirt, clinging to my body as I stumbled over roots and trees. I could still hear the echoes of the ceremony, the murmuring of souls. Not forgetting the part where everything turned against me.

The part where Bellini's body stiffened and he murmured the words, "mate," "Mine." As if that wasn't bad enough, he let go of my