Determined

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I contemplated walking away, but I knew it was impossible for a wolfless one like me to walk down the hill back to the city in this state. And that too in a different territory.

It had taken us six hours to get there. I needed a car to go back.

But I was determined not to face Xavier and especially not Claire.

For that purpose, I knew I couldn’t just walk in through the main entrance and after a minute of gathering courage, I decided to climb in through the balcony of my room.

The moment I was inside my room without any hitch, I breathed a sigh of relief.

“What happened out there?!”

I whipped around in shock to see Maisie sitting on my bed, looking worried.

She immediately got up and rushed to me. She started examining my face and arms, “Are you hurt? Tell me, Zoe.”

“I slipped.” Was all I could manage.

The image of Xavier helping Claire out of his car and her kissing his cheek haunted me.

“You are not okay.”

Maisie led me to bathroom, “Go on. Take a shower. I'll bring yo