Amarantha's p.o.v
I flung the platter of venison and soup the maid had placed in front of me as we all have lunch at the great hall in Alpha Reid's castle. All heads turned towards my direction and Cassius couldn't help but drop his mead.
It's been many weeks and counting and yet, Zephyrine is no where to be found. She never told us where she was going or when she'd be back. It was just one night when we had all feasted together. She had told us victory was near and it was only a matter of days, not even months. We had believed her and that morning and many mornings after, when our eyes cleared, we knew we had been betrayed.
"How the hell could you all be feasting when all our dreams have been cut short?" I shouted as I couldn't contain the anger residing in me over the time any longer
