Beauty & the Alpha
Adam noticed that I wasn’t leading them, and told the others to go ahead, while he stayed back with me.
“You can go ahead. There’s something I want to try.”
“You’re not disappearing on us again, are you?”
I shook my furry head, of which the fur had lost its former radiance. “I’ll be back soon, I promise.”
I wasn’t as fast on four legs as I was before, and by the time I reached the bottom of the mountain, I was panting, my tongue dangling from the left side of my mouth. Still, I trudged along, refusing to give up, and reached the top of the mountain. I dragged my paws towards the precipice that overlooked Pleasant Hill. With eyes full of desolation, I looked out into the distance, and howled
Sikat na Kabanata