ZARA:
The evening air was heavy, an uneasy feeling clung to me like moot. Everything that’s been happening is taking a toll on me. Maximus. I wonder how hard it must be for him. From dealing with war, to Matteo, and now two elders dead. He’s losing everything he worked so hard for. Even though he isn’t the perfect Alpha, he’s done everything he could to protect us. It breaks my heart to see him breaking.
I’d barely slept, it feels like a nightmare I can’t wake up from.
Xena has been avoiding me for days. She hasn’t talked to me, and every time I return home she’s already asleep, gone before I wake up. I’m scared, and she’s not by my side. I miss her, her laughter, her silly jokes, her teasing.
I tried to busy myself, checking herbs in the clinic, restocking glass vials, pretending not
