chapter 75

I rolled in bed for hours, yet sleep never came. It's been like this for the last five days.

Five nights ago, Raphael had taken me out on a walk. It was the night we'd seen an elder wolf near the woods. It was the night he had been extremely close to me, making me addicted to his gentle side in such a short time.

And that night was also the last night I'd seen him.

That night, I had slept like a baby. The harsh voice was not able to bother me or taunt me even for a second. All I needed to do was remember the way his blue eyes followed me and every single doubt would leave my mind.

The next day, I'd woken up thinking I would see him again. I'd made extra efforts to dry my hair so it wouldn't look like a mop hanging on my head. It was silly, I know. But for the first time in a long time, the thought of seeing someone had caused small butterflies to storm my belly.

When I left the room I'd stayed in the previous night and took the stairs down to the dining room, I found it filled with ma