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Avalyn POV

Three days had passed since I had arrived at Avondale..

The island had lovely weather. However, I spent most of the time in my room. As Soren insisted, I needed to take it very slow for my recovery just to be safe, for the baby‘s sake. That was the doctor‘s order, as well.

The lovely scent from the fresh flowers, the morning sun pouring in through the window to land softly on my blanket– everything was perfect, but it just felt irrelevant to me.

I‘d gotten away from Alpha Grey, and I had gotten the freedom that I wanted. So why wasn‘t I happy?

I tried not to think about him, because every time I did, it felt like there was a huge weight on my chest and I could barely breathe.

I had gotten this far, and I knew I should carry on with my new life– but my heart was telling me that it just needed a little more time.

It was painful to be alone right now. I needed to find something to keep myself occupied so that I wouldn‘t think about Alpha Grey.

I sat up when I heard a kno