NovelEnglishChapter 0446 ADRIANA.
An alpha mate at that.
to be mear him but i can’t give her that, My heart thrums as i try to make sense of the hurricane inside of me, feeling the agitated pull of my wolf which scares me, she wants him when he’s running from that. 1 But I'm just not good enough for him, that is obvious, but | don’t really care. I'm good enough for myself. (1) | smile bitterly as | grab my right sleeve and tear it off, looking at my arm.
Scars are only a reminder of a story that is worthy of being told to future generations.
I'm Adriana Hidalgo, I'm not going to sit here and wallow. 1 Even if it's hard to pretend to be ok.
| get up and walk to the window, scanning the grounds of the large mansion, gazing down as my heart skips a beat. | stare at the man who is running his fingers through his hair, clearly, he didn’t have a call to make...
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He tenses and | see him turn sharply towards my window. It's dark in here, but even if he can see me, | don’t care. | slowly back away from the window, not knowing what to do.
It's a while later and there’s a knock on the door and | look up. I've already changed and I'm pacing the room, a thousand emotions coursing through me.
“Hey, | brought dinner...” Valerie trails off as her eyes fall on the torn dress that | had tossed on the bed, a flicker of confusion in her eyes.
“I'm sorry, did the dress- | mean | didn’t buy it for that reason, I just - I'm sorry. | didn’t mean you need to cover them. It was mo-" “Hey, relax.” | look at my arms, “No worries, I'm not offended. | don’t know why | did that. So, how are things going, what is our next step?” She sits down, placing the tray down, and | know I've successfully shifted her attention from the dress when she sighs.
1/3 +15 BONUS “Well, there's a plan in place, but it’s not going to be [Easy She begins tellingabout the details of the meeting and the plans they have. | nod slowly.
RlSEEy “Eat! It’s getting cold. I'm sorry you couldn't join us today,” she says, smiling apologetically.
| pick up my fork and shake my head, “Oh no, it’s fine. | wasn’t up to it. So, this is your brother's pack. | haven't met him yet, does he have a luna?” | ask nonchalantly, biting into a potato.
“No...” she says, forcing a smile.
I'm not one to pry but there's a story there...
“But?” “No buts.” She smiles and | raise an eyebrow, feigning playful curiosity.
“There's something there,” | say, smiling at her as | drink my juice.
She looks down. “He... once was in love with someone and | don’t think he’s ready yet to settle down, although | wish he did. He isn’t getting any younger!” It's a conversation she doesn’t want to go into, and | don’t think | want to know either. Somehow it stings, and it really shouldn't, | don’t even know him.
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“I see... Umm, Valerie?” “Yeah?”
“| know things are going to go down soon and | want to be out there helping with the mission. Think you could look after Ada?"
“Of course, she’s our pack member.
But | don't think anyone's going to send you into the midst of danger.
We Will have a plan we'll work on together.” I nod. “Well then, I'm leaving tonight. I'll stay with Anthony and Damien until I'm needed.” Her face falls. “You heard the conversation,” she states quietly.
1 She’s smart, that's for sure.
“Maybe a little, but it's no big deal. | don’t feel comfortable here anyway.” | shrug, gulping down my juice. 2 +15 BONUS She's silent before she looks towards the door. “What are Zade's thoughts on you leaving?”
“Do you really think he'll stop me?” | cock a brow, we both know Zande enought to know he doesn't force poppe , anyone, to stay.
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