#Chapter 200: Stay

Moana

Leaving the penthouse broke my heart. That place had become my home. It was our home. I didn’t want to leave, and neither did Ella.

I didn’t think that Edrick even wanted to leave, either. He kept telling me that it was for the best, that it would be safer at the mountain estate. I wanted to believe him, but part of me didn’t think that the mountain estate was all that much safer at all. The last time we had been there, we were almost attacked by a rogue in its wolf form. Even with all of the security guards that Edrick hired, I still didn’t think that we were safe.

However, I tried to be understanding, so I didn’t complain too much. No matter how much Ella’s sadness over leaving her new friends that she made at school made me want to try, I needed to hold my head up. If Edrick thought that it would be better off for everyone if we went to the mountain estate, then I would listen to him. He hadn’t failed me before.

As the days went on, I found it harder and harder to pack up my