The Unwanted Wolf – Chapter 48

I packed up my clothes and the few other items I had brought on this trip. I didn’t have a lot of stuff with me, since it was supposed to be a short trip, instead of what it turned into. It felt a little odd knowing I was leaving, and I wouldn’t be welcomed back.

A sharp pain radiated through my chest at that thought. Jori hated me, and I didn’t blame him. I was consumed with guilt from how the conversation had gone down. I wanted to sit down with Jori and explain everything to him. I wanted to tell him that I still cared about him, but I had to be true to my heart.

Everything with Mark made me lose focus on staying neutral, and Jori saw that. I let out a long sigh. Even if I had sat down and talked to Jori the way I wanted to, it likely wouldn’t have mattered. Rejection was difficult. I knew that first hand. How you get rejected doesn’t matter in the end. It was still rejection.

don’t think it would have made the rejection better. It might have made it worse. Maybe I would have been angry instead of confused, but in the end, my family didn’t want me.

gain. It dulled the pain when he was near.

hoped she was okay.

ding in my doorway, her bag

rew the last few items in my bag and zipped up my suitcase. I tu

“Are you

red my room, and shut the door behind me.

ng. “I’m okay, really.”

me.”

sat

hought you were going to rejec

l that I had made my decision, and before I had a chance to bring it up, he rejected me.” Talking about it made my body ache even more. I wanted to move past it.

he case, but I wasn’t sure. How are you handling it?”

er and closed my eyes. “Ever since it happened, I have been in pain. It dulls wh

alk to Doctor Zayla.”

cially when Mark and I strengthen our mate bond.”

ve, even without me telling her. “You should at least tell Mark.”

en’t had much alone time with him to talk about everything. I don’t plan on hiding what happened with Jori from him,

ou help, got it?”

ws us out of here.”

nd wished him luck. I wished he was coming with us, but I knew I would see him again. I just hoped it would be sooner rather than later. I knew he was doing what he had to for his own happiness though, and I wouldn’t blame him if he decided not to return to Mark’s pack.

car, Rie in the driver’s seat and Daniel in front. I was about to get into

lf. He has to come home, understand?”

ot attacked. Shadow was still with me, and I had my wolf strength, but if Theron attacked, I wasn’t sure if I could do anything to defeat him without Moon’s assistance and my sorcerer’s powers. We barely won the last fight with more wolves at our disposal.

ther of yours.” Doctor Zayla let go of me.

up was quickly fleeting. I knew this was far from over. We would have to face Theron again, and I couldn’t let him escape, or I would be spending my running and always in fear. I didn’t like the idea of it coming down to killing him, though. I was never a warrior. My parents d

as good as the training I could have received growing up, but it had kept me alive so far. I knew it wouldn’t be enough in the upcoming fight with Theron. I needed something more. I needed answers. I needed trainin

the back seat.

“She just wanted to make sure I was looking out for you until you fully heal.

ou, I’m fine.”

e not now.”

Don’t act so macho, Mark,” Rie said, starting the car. “You’re allowed to not be at peak performance all of the time.”

simply exhaust themselves.”

ttered under her breath.

ility to take care of the pack and make sure everyone is safe.”

a and protect him when he’s being an idiot.”

round in my stomach, and for a moment I felt like I was floating. “I’m glad I picked you too.”

with you?”

l agreed.

s in the car with me. My body tingled all over, and the craving for more burned deep in my stomach. Finally, Mark pulled away, leaving me breathless.

be smoochy teenagers in love while I’m driving.”

and looked at me. Then he whispered, “For now.”

ces. I suddenly couldn’t wait for some alone time with him.

ust passing through on a main road, so there wasn’t an opportunity to see anyone.

ed on, driving on a road that wound through the forest that surrounded my hometown. The GPS took us on a small, unpaved road that I didn’t even know existed, despite it being so close to where I grew up. It took almost an hour of driving on the small roa

and turned it off. “This is where the GPS says we

use.”

g,” Daniel suggested. “She was in a stressful situation

t night. Clara didn’t make a mistake. “No, it’s here. I’m going to take a look around.”

t, I’ll come with you.”

and rest.” I smiled to reassure Mark, but it didn’t seem to help.

kay. I’ll

had fallen and nature overtook the trees with time. It looked like a natural block, but something told me it was more than that. I looked past the trees in the road, but I didn’t see any path on the other side of the road. It was as if the roa

ger on it, but something was gnawing at me.

really. I don’t see any houses around here though,

eeded to move past them.

n’t follow. “That’s dangerous.”

o a completely different area.

ed by trees. It was small, but it was there.

go?” Rie asked.

arating us.

out.

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