Chapter 29

Eero’s perspective

The smile on Soleil's lip faded a bit after I put down the empty cup of the hot chocolate that she made for me earlier.

“Are you going to leave now?” I moved my head once and smiled weakly at her.

“As much as I want to stay, I am afraid I cannot. Alpha Claudius will be up any moment from now, and I am sure that he is looking for me." Soleil nodded her head at me. She plays with the handle of her cup while staring into me with those soulful eyes.

“Stop staring at me like that.”

“Like what?” She asked again.

“As if this will be the last time that we see each other.”

I felt a quick strike of pain etching in my chest. No one wanted to say the truth. The two of us wish to hold unto the false hope that a day will come, and we will still see each other.

“But, you are not coming back here. Alpha Ameo and Luna Vera are not your real parents, and when Alpha Claudius finally set you free as his breeder…”

“I will vanish to a place where no one knows me. A place where I am