Chapter 48

Eero’s perspective

Soleil stood up as soon as she saw me walking towards her.

"Eero!" She choked on her tears, blood staining her clothes and hands.

"My Mama's dead. I-I don't know who killed her or how she ended up dead, but we found her lifeless body meters away from the Alpha's house," she said.

Anxiety engulfed me. If Soleil's knew the truth, she would hate me.

"I-I’m sorry," I muttered, embracing her while I raked her hair.

"I should’ve gone to her sooner when the chaos broke out. It was my fault. I was late."

I cupped her cheeks, and our eyes met. I lightly shook my head. "It's not your fault. It's mine."

Soleil stilled. She instantly became hostile to my touches, and her reaction told me that telling her the truth would distance her from me.

"Your fault? What do you mean? Did you kill Mama?" She asked.

"N-No! It’s not me. I only meant that it was my fault that I failed to make you both safe." I couldn't believe it. I was lying to my best friend!

"When you escaped, Mama and I kn