The next day, I ran back to the pack house with the book under my arm, looking for Remus. I ran into Aspen on the way and she told me he was in the alpha's office, so I marched straight to it. I knocked once before going in. I knew Aaron wasn't there, so I was able to relax. “Remus, I need to talk to you…” I said as I walked into the office, shouting without thinking. I came face to face with the perplexed looks of Max and the elders. Remus looked at me with his usual vacant expression, “Chloe, are you okay?” Max asked, standing up from his desk. I blushed, embarrassed by the way I walked in without think . "Hey, Max. Yeah. I'm fine." “Lady Chloe. What a pleasant surprise Have you finally decided to return to the pack home?” Elder Leto asked me “No. I'm never going back here. I just need to have a word with range Remus”, I said sternly to the old man, who sighed in anguish “If you wish, you can wait for me in the library”. Remus said. I just nodded and left the room, I went down

CHLOE I spent the next few hours in my room until I felt hungry. I decided to go to the dining car to see if I could eat something. I took the book of the descendants of the Moon with me. It has become an extension of my arm since the day I read it for the first time. I peered down the hall first, making sure Aaron was still in his room. When I was sure the coast was clear, I walked quickly down the corridor and straight to the door that led to the next car. Once I arrived at the cafeteria, I discovered that it was almost empty. After all, it was after ten Most of the passengers were locked in their rooms, sleeping Fortunately, the service continued until eleven, so I went to the buffet and got a bowl of hot soup and some bread I looked around and saw a lonely table in the opposite corner of the car. I took a sip of the soup, opened the book and continued where I left off. “That’s an interesting book you have there, young lady.” A strange male voice suddenly broke my concentration.

I ran up the stairs and down the hall until I reached our room. I went in and marched to the bathroom and turned on the sink tap. I grabbed a handful of water and splashed it all over my face. When it comes out. Aaron was standing there, waiting for me. "I told you. I'm fine,” I said, then walked past him and sat on the bed. He was still standing in front of the bathroom door staring at me. “I contacted Remus. I told him we were leaving for Fairbanks tomorrow,” he said I nodded and we both fell silent once more. We sat in that awkward silence for a few minutes. He stopped at the door, looking at me. I was looking at the ground, but I could feel his gaze on me “Don't look at me like I'm a strange animal. I’m scared enough by all this,” I replied. "I am really sorry. Chloe,” he said, looking at his feet. “But I never saw you as a strange animal. On the contrary. I thought what you just did was incredible.” He came and sat next to me on the bed. “I think you're the most extraordina

"I'm telling the truth. Things are fine. We stay out of each other’s lives,” I said. He finally nodded, accepting that this was all I was going to say about living with Aaron. We continued walking in silence, until Max finally spoke again. “Chloe, I know you already have a partner, but I've been thinking. Well, actually, hoping that maybe you and I could... you know, hang out?” he blurted out. Scratching the back of the neck I looked at him in shock. “You mean leave... like a couple?” I asked, still perplexed. "Good. Yes. As a couple. I thought that since you don't want to accept Aaron after all the shit he did to you, and I haven't found my partner yet, maybe we're meant to be together. “ His cheeks were red “I don’t know what to say, Max.” I really didn't know what to say. All this time, I had seen Max as a big brother. I never thought of him as anything else, but he was right. He wasn't mated, and things between me and Aaron didn't work out from the start. “You don't have

I turned my attention to Max's message. “I'm more anxious about the consequences of this,” I told myself. I felt like I was going to throw up all my breakfast. Instead, I looked at the remaining texts, which were from Emma. I snorted. As usual, so authoritative. Well, I didn't need to meet Max until five o'clock. Which would give me more than enough time to think about what to say to him. I had to find a way to make it not sound so harsh, but still enough for him to understand that I could never there is an “us” between us.. ** CHLOE The hours passed painfully quickly. I sat at home, thinking about whether or not I should pretend to be sick and not go to the date. But then I imagine Max getting hurt because I dumped him, and I couldn't bring myself to do it. Max has been nothing but sweet to me since the first time I met him He took care of me, gave me a shoulder to cry on when Aaron treated me—his own partner—like trash. Why couldn't I have been mated with Max? Why was the Mo