...Wynter POV...
Shortly after Kenji left, Charlie came back into the room to check up on me.
"How's my princess doing?" He asks.
"I've been better." I say, causing Charlie to laugh.
He walks closer to me and checks all of my vitals while also performing other tests on me.
"Everything looks good." He says.
"Good enough to leave?" I ask, making his eyes grow wide.
"What?"
"You heard me. I know that you know he's my mate. But I can't stay."
"But I thought.." He begins; however, I cut him off.
"If our circumstances were different, then there would be nothing I wouldn't do to stay here. But we both know that I can't. I can't risk putting his life at risk."
"Do you really think he'll just let you leave?"
"He doesn't have the choice. It's a decision I have to make for the both of us
