All Chapters of The Human Among Wolves: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

For some reason, Sebastian and I decided to walk back to the pack house.Even though it was exhausting after such a long day, I needed it. I desperately needed the walk to calm myself before stepping back into that suffocating place.“You’ve been sighing a lot,” Sebastian said after a while. “Is everything okay?”Instead of answering him, I let out another heavy sigh.“Okay… something is definitely up.”“It’s just… I had a long day. That’s all,” I replied, walking ahead of him.He caught up quickly and grabbed my hand.“We’re not on school premises,” I said gently, trying to slip my hand free. “We don’t have to hold hands.”He released one hand, but held onto the other.“I’m not holding you because we have to fake date,” he said softly. “I’m trying to comfort you.”I swallowed.This was my chance.“Lustre…” I muttered. “Why don’t you want to talk about her?”To my surprise, Sebastian immediately let go of my hand. He cleared his throat and started walking ahead.My heart sank.“Is the

Rex just stared at me. His lips parted slightly, like he wanted to say something, but no words came out.“Just leave me alone… please,” I pleaded. My voice sounded painfully weak, even though I tried to steady it.“You should go back inside. You don’t look so good.” He reached for my hand.I pushed him away immediately.“No! Why do you care? It’s none of your business!”“Lily… stop being a baby. Amber was going to find out anyway,” he scoffed.“And who gave you the right to decide when she finds out?” I snapped. “You love it, don’t you? You love seeing me in pain! You don’t even know me, yet you just want to watch me suffer. You knew Amber would be upset, that’s why you told her!”The anger poured out of me uncontrollably.He was the reason all of this had happened. If he had just stayed out of my life, If he had just pretended I didn’t exist, none of this would have unfolded.He hated me.And I hated him.Yet somehow, we kept crossing paths.“I… uh…” he stuttered.I didn’t wait for h

Nightfall was already approaching, and Lily was still nowhere to be found. She had promised to return before nightfall. Amber was seated outside, waiting for her. “Should I go over to the house?” Amber said, pacing around the front yard. She had been counting down to when Lily would walk in. Amber couldn’t stop thinking about their conversation. Her eyes wandered around the front garden, waiting to see her daughter returning home. Amber was beginning to panic now. What if something had happened to her? Or what if she had done something to herself? She was really in a bad state when she left. A pang of guilt gripped her. She felt ashamed of herself for putting her hands on Lily. After the first altercation that had made her hit her once, she had vowed never to hit her again, but she couldn’t control her emotions. Rushing to the in-house bar to pour herself a drink, her foot hit a stool by the corner. “Ouchhh….” she winced and grabbed the stool, tossing it to a corner with one

The walk back to our room after Maltilda left was a little bit awkward. Amber held my hands so tightly while I walked behind her calmly. I wanted to say something… anything to break the silence, but I couldn’t find the perfect words. “I uhm…” “Lily…” We both spoke at once. She stopped and turned to me. “You can talk first,” I said to her, my eyes tracing her face. “Actually… I just want to say that I am sorry. I shouldn’t have said what I said. I was just upset and I couldn’t control myself. It was just overwhelming for me. You are an adult and you should be free to do whatever you want. I am not going to treat you like this is some prison… I promise.” Her voice was low, her eyes meeting mine. She was fighting tears , I could see it and my heart softened. “I am sorry for raising my voice and not telling you about me and Sebastian… I am sorry.” “Oh honey… it’s fine. And Lily… you can tell me anything. I am your mother, and I know we really don’t have that relationship, but….”

After minutes of silence, Sebastian rested his head on my shoulder while Rex threw us judging glances. The night ended with Amber coming out to assure us that the Luna was okay. Rex didn’t go for any extra talks , he simply asked if he could see her, and when Amber agreed, he rushed to the room where the Luna was sleeping, and we joined him.The Luna was indeed resting. She had stopped convulsing, and she slept like a baby.I remember the way Amber took a deep breath, like a huge load was lifted off her shoulders. She was tired and needed proper rest. Her body needed all the sleep it could get — that was why, right now, I was trying to get ready for school without waking her up.“Where are my glasses? My eyes are extra itchy today. Should I just use my contact lenses?” I said to myself as I tiptoed around the house, making sure not to make any loud sounds.After a while of getting ready, I was done. I stared at my reflection in the mirror, and it was the same face every time. It was