Chapter 11

It felt like a dream a bit. Knowing this was the last day your home was your home. The feeling was not something natural. I felt hyper aware of the time going by.

Ella had come over after breakfast and we had started packing my clothes. My mother and Cea helped as well.

I kept stopping and looking around remembering forgotten moments of my childhood. Mornings before school, studying, sleepovers, dancing around, playing pretend. It felt like it had all happened in a split second.

Now I was supposed to pack all of it up and move myself across countries to live a life that always seemed like a far off island waiting for me.

What do you do when someday arrives?

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“Anna remember you’ll get plenty of clothes there so don’t pack everything,”

I sighed looking at my hoard of clothes and decided she may possibly be right.

I started sifting through my shirts deciding what I would like and what I would not. In truth I was ill prepared for the cold of Canada but I was excited all the same.

I decided to leave a good portion of my summer clothes for donation and I took all of my warm clothes. The two pairs of jeans that I had.

“A lot of the women on our land wear skirts during winter because the harvest is over, it’s like wearing a blanket,” Ella told me.

“I suppose I’ll have to learn to make some,”

“You’ll want some sweaters too. And some long underwear if you ever go out for a winter hunt. Alpha loves to ice fish and snowmobile as well so I suggest we order you some,” Ella recommended.

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It was nice that she was here. It helped me to have someone to teach me about the new life I would have. Grayson was too busy or distracted to do so.

I looked around my room as this surge of doubt entered me. It felt like a wave washing up inside my b*dy.

Should I leave my home for him? He had barely spoken to me. I had to force him to go to dinner.

I knew that this was going to be difficult. I could feel the wall of a challenge rising in front of me. Was I ready for this when I had no idea it would be worth it?

I had no clue what was holding him back, I had no clue if he saw me as a mistake. Should I leave all of this for a risk that would shatter me?

And if I stayed? I would never know.

I shoved a lot of my clothes into garbage bags for donation. His pack did make clothes so I shouldn’t bring too much

anyways.

“Anna before I forget what color silk do you want for your binding dress?” my mother asked me and the whole room stopped.

look at all for fear she’d tell me he

“Navy blue,” I mumbled

be perfect. You’re tan right now too so I know

nerves calmed a

people know. Matt said that he takes advice from his people so this is a good

I was keeping and began putting them in boxes and

the

is gonna take a

Cea whined next to me

without them,” I

through this I needed a place of escape.

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picked up

boxes and furniture to get to her and stop her from

GODDESS!” Her squeal pierced the air and my eardrum. “What on earth is this! Oh, it is so beautiful! How have I not seen

that had a halo of

ring could dazzle in the

the ring from Cea. “It’s gorgeous, when did he give

at me so confused as

was my mate I would have worn it with

shown his face. Now it was still in the box because it felt wrong to wear a ring when he wasn’t talking to me and he was

put it on when I felt this valley between

Amaria selected it for you at Grayson’s request,” Ella walked over and

looked

is a claim on me,” I gave her a half-truth so my

Your father didn’t give me my ring until three years into our marriage. For humans, this came after getting to know one another but

it out with him,” Cea showed off her ring

pear-shaped diamonds on

gifted rings it meant they were forever bonded in this life and the

it was a way for him to show his serious intent

Now it felt cheap.

and he wasn’t even

were bound by the goddess at creation and it felt

began pricking

is not my dream romance but nothing ever goes as it does in your head. I will not be

and grabbed the box from my mother and placed it in

safe but

worried you didn’t like it,” Ella

shaking it once for reassurance. “I just can’t wear it until I know him,” I shrugged and went over to my bookshelf and started piling in

and with endless complaints from Cea about my hobby I suggested she break with

us some sandwiches,” my

three thousand miles from me,” Cea sat down beside me and rested her

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