Chapter 43 English Thalia I refused Anna's offer to eat. It was already noon. I hadn't noticed the time while playing with Birdie—her mischievous pet bird who seemed to enjoy my company as well. I paused and looked out the window. How many hours had I been here… in the human world? In a world that temporarily made me forget my duties. "I'm sorry, Anna if I disturbed you," I said calmly, a hint of regret in my voice. "Thank you for the food… but I need to go back to the Blood Rose Pack. They might be looking for me. I'll stop by at the wheat field first to get the herbs I left behind. They're still in the old house." Before I could get far, Ivan spoke from behind. His voice had a deep timbre—with an underlying warmth you couldn't immediately name. "I'll take you to the farm," he said

