Chapter 70

Ariezel

I woke up to the sound of birds chirping and an exhaustion that hadn't fully gone away.

My first few moments of waking up was bliss, stretching without a care in the world, oblivious to the reasons for the strange feeling in my belly.

It wasn't meant to last however, as in no time the memories came rushing in. The sunlight I woke up to dulled into its morning glow, and I stared listlessly at my room wall that faced me.

It was a light green, like an apple. I had chosen it due to its color I loved. When my friends had asked me back then I had told them that it was my favorite color- something I never had the freedom of having before I came to this pack. The green reminded me of the forest I had crossed in my escape. It reminded me of life, of hope. I told them all of that sincerely.

A part of me wasn't fully honest then, because as I looked at the wall now, all I saw were the broken glistening eyes of my mate.

‘No. Not my mate.’ I inwardly shook my head to reject. There was far