Chapter 16

HANNAH’S POV

The sun’s golden warmth warmed the Moonlight Pack’s extensive mansion, its beams filtering through lengthy windows and revealing dust motes twirling in the air. I was standing at the threshold of Annabeth’s previous room where the door made a creaking sound as it opened.

This room was like a museum of the past, untouched and maintained in such a way that sent cold shivers down my spine. It felt like her spirit remained here haunting my entire life as well as all corners of this house.

“Get rid of everything,” I ordered the maids keeping my voice indifferent and authoritarian. “I want this room cleared out completely.”

The maids Dina and Lila looked at each other hesitantly before finally nodding their heads to show that they agreed to do what I had asked them to. They went about it gingerly, almost fearful of disturbing those memories that were imprinted on these walls.

When they began putting away Annabeth’s clothes, trinkets, and personal belongings acquired over time,