Savannah’s POV
I frowned. Though I didn’t tell anyone about Daisy, I really did feel like that girl was trying to pick on me. She always showed her cold look like she wanted to cut me in pieces or do anything to harm me. But why? As far I remember it was the first time I have encountered her. We are not enemies but then why was she treating me like one?
“Where are you lost?” Hardwick flicked on my forehead, making me startled.
I rubbed my forehead and glared at him “it’s painful, why did you do that?”
“I was talking to you yet, you are lost in another world?”
“I was thinking”
“About what?”
I looked at him “why do I feel like that Daisy girl hates me so much? She was always picking on me, whether on looks or actions”
He looked at me for some time and said, “don’t think about her so much. She is a psychopath and would do anything that a normal people won’t do”
I rolled my eyes “who are you consoling? A five years old kid?”
“Is it working?” He smiled.
I slapped his chest “you are too much. Your pack member is about to kill me and you are not willing to talk about it?”
He circled his arms and pulled me in a hug “no one will take you away from me. I won’t let it happen. You are mine”
“Why don’t you just tell me about it?” I mumbled as I rested my head on his chest. “You know the reason isn’t it?”
“I told you already”
“No, you were just trying to console yourself”
“I am sorry,” he replied.
I sighed. I don’t know why he wanted to hide this from me. But I know that there’s really something, something so big that he doesn’t want me to interfere or don’t want to drag me in it. But how long could he keep it from me? Since there’s someone who has already become my enemy in the pack, I believe there will be more.
“I want to take you the pack” he suddenly said.
I looked up “so soon?”
“Your time is up darling” he smirked “I couldn’t run back and forth all the time”
Yeah, I know this. I asked him at the end of the event. Now that it’s done, it’s actually time for me to live. Though I trust him, and also feel excited, I couldn’t help but feel nervous too. Once I leave that will be another whole new world.
“You don’t need to worry, the pack will love you,” he assured me, smiling. I sighed. Now or later, it has to be done someday anyway. Even if I want to, I couldn’t possibly live here for life since I was already given another mate to bond.
“Okay” I nodded slowly.
“Two days”
“Huh?” I frowned.
“I will give you two more days so that you can meet the people you want. I have some work in the pack. After two days I will pick you up”
“You are leaving?” I felt sad.
“Why? Can’t leave without me?” He smirked.
“Don’t tease me like that” I pushed him away.
“I need to go but…”
“But what?” I raised an eyebrow.
“I need these” before I could say anything. His lips came crashing down. That familiar sweet taste filled me. No matter how much we kissed, it was always left unsatisfied. Like it was pulling for another kiss, then another and another. And I don’t think I could ever get enough of him.
In the evening, I sat in the garden with Tanea. Hardwick left after the meal and I told mom and dad about leaving the pack. They are sad but also accepted it. Since we are now bounded, we couldn’t live separately. It was only Devak he opposed but deep down he also knew the truth that I have to leave.
“You look tense,” Taran said as she smiled.
I nodded “Dark Forest is a whole new world for me. When I left Bright Shine in pain I never thought I would get the chance to meet my family. But fortunately I met my real parents, my siblings but it never crossed my mind that there will be another mate bonding. I thought I would live here forever but it looks like fate had another plan for me” I sighed.
“It’s always like that. Why do we call life unpredictable? It’s because so many things happens that we never expected in the first place” Tanea said “at first I also thought to live in my pack but I met your brother who didn’t let me live in there for long” she chuckled “one day you have to make your decision and I think it’s your time to decide”
I nodded “may be. I will be sad. There’s won’t be anyone familiar but all the new faces with personalities”
“It will get better over time,” Tanea patted hand “don’t worry about it. I can see in Hardwick’s eyes how much he longs for you. That man even goes back and forth for you without caring about himself. I have always heard that the Alpha of the Dark Forest is a cold hearted bastard but now seeing him personally I feel like rumours are always not right. It can only be used for gossips but not in reality”
“Do you think I will be happy?” I asked as I looked at the sky.
“It is not something I can decide but it is something you have to find out. All I could see is Hardwick will really treat you with respect and love. And Hardwick is not Avan to let the past affect your present”
I bit my lips as I let Tanea’s words sink down in my heart. She was right. Hardwick is not Avan and the way he treats me was something Avan never did. I can never compare myself because the past me will never be the present me anymore. I have changed, the people around me changed and so did the future.
And that’s the moment I made up my mind. No matter what happens, I will fight, for myself, for my loved ones.