Decision

HARPER

Mattia had told me about the risks I had to bear. He told me all the things that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up—sentences with such hidden meanings but a huge impact.

I can't wait for a week to pass because of my wolfish desires that have been pent up for too long. Make everything explode.

"Hey? Are you thinking about something?" Agnes nudged me.

I snapped out of my reverie and found we were sitting on one of the hills near my grape field.

"It's nothing!" I said. I put my hair up in a bun and breathed deeply in the afternoon air.

"You haven't looked well since this morning. Harper, you can't hide anything from me!"

"Agnes, do you think I chose the wrong path for our pack?"

"What on earth, are you suddenly bringing up something like this? Has something happened in Mannor?"

This time, Agnes' expression was much more severe than before. She even changed her position to sit before me and touched my cheek to check my body temperature. "Did they hurt you? Oh gosh, ther