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.

not look at all for fear she’d tell me he would never bind

“Navy blue,” I mumbled

now too so I know you’ll look amazing in it,”

a little

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

was keeping and began putting them in

I looked at the

is gonna take a

really have to bring them all?” Cea

not leaving without them,”

was going to go through this I needed a place of escape. Reading

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Cea picked

to her and stop her from

earth is

sapphire ring that had a

ring could dazzle in the sunlight of the open

my mother gasped taking the ring from Cea. “It’s gorgeous,

looked over at me so confused as to why

it with pride, but

kept it a secret because I was wary of gifts from a man who hadn’t 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

when I felt this valley between

at Grayson’s request,” Ella

looked

him but that is a claim on me,” I gave her

For humans, this came after getting to know one another but for us, it comes before…and you my pup see it as the promise it is,” she hugged me tightly and I found

gave me my ring he’d let me pick it out with

with two pear-shaped diamonds on the side on a gold band in

in a mate’s relationship when a couple gifted rings it meant they were forever bonded in this

me it was a way for him

Now it felt cheap.

me his soulmate and he wasn’t even

creation and

pricking

dream romance but nothing ever goes as it does in your head. I will not be mad at him for not conforming to my

went and grabbed the box from my mother and

keep it safe but won’t

you didn’t like it,” Ella chimed in looking

hand, shaking it once for reassurance. “I just can’t wear it until I know him,” I shrugged and

with endless complaints from Cea about

make us some sandwiches,” my mother excused

from me,”

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