"I'm not having second thoughts," I said, looking firmly at Sarah. "We've come this far, we have to keep going."Sarah nodded, but worry still clouded her eyes."Then let's start our new life," she said, pulling me on a tour of the cabin. "Look, two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a little garden."The cabin was simple but cozy. Outside the window was the lake and the forest.It really did look like a place from a fairytale."It's nice," I said, putting down my backpack. "How long can we stay here?""As long as you want," Sarah said, her eyes shining. "Rose took care of everything. The rent's paid for a year."For the next two weeks, we lived a secluded life.Morning walks by the lake, afternoons gardening, evenings reading by the fireplace.No pack rules, no Alpha dominance, no complicated politics.Just peace and freedom.But my health was getting worse.The pain from the broken mark didn't lessen; it actually got stronger.I’d wake up every morning around three, the tearing pain so bad I a
閱讀更多
