Seventy-one

HARDIN'S POV

I couldn't understand why I couldn't sleep. A few Hours, I was feeling really sleepy that I thought that I was going to eventually find myself sleeping before I made it to my bed but now, I found it difficult to sleep. I had shut my eyes a thousand times in a bid to sleep off but it just wasn't working. What could I do? I began to think of various things that had happened within the course of my life. I remembered the sweet and beautiful memories I had with my wife and all. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Even as I remembered at that very moment, I couldn't get the smile off my life. it was so contagious and I was sure if I was to be with someone, the person would have been affected by it.

I had gone on a visit to one of our farm settlements when my father was still the alpha of the pack to see how things were doing with them. It was there I met her. She was fetching water for her mother from the stream and I had gone to have my bath. While I slid into the