Chapter 17


    Enzo’s POV


    “Alpha… thank you foring. I’ve been so frightened. I haven’t opened the shop all day because I


    was


    worried they would just return,” said the Jewelry shop owner, Eliza.


    She was practically trembling when I entered the shop.


    “Tell me everything that happened,” I ordered, following her toward the camera room.


    “They walked in, they were wearing masks and hoods. A couple of them had guns. Said they’d shoot


    me


    if I didn’tply. Then, they took the sapphire ne and left.”


    “Only the ne?”


    “Yes,” she answered. “It’s the most valuable item in the store.”


    “Let me see the footage.”


    She typed something from the keyboard attached to the monitors and soon the image of the thieves


    popped up on the screen. As I got a better look, I took notice of everything I could see. Their dark


    sweatshirts and worn-out jeans; their dark masks. The cameras are old, so the images were a bit


    pixted.


    They looked to be my height, if not a little shorter.


    I watched as one of the guys went straight for the ne. It was like he was on a mission to get that


    ne and only that ne.


    “Do you have any idea who it could be?” Eliza asked, tears filling her eyes.


    “Yes,” I answered, ncing back at her. “Street rats.”


    I also knew exactly how to find them.


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    L’s POV


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    By the time I returned to the guest bedroom, or maybe it was my grandmother’s old bedroom, my


    heart was aching. I wasn’t entirely sure where it wasing from though. I could hear Val whimpering


    though and I knew it had to do with Enzo.


    She really liked him.


    “Our mate doesn’t want a mate…” she breathed. “How could that be possible?”


    I wanted to console her, but I wasn’t sure what to say to make her feel any better.


    “Maybe it’s for the best,” I found myself saying. “Enzo isn’t exactly the type I saw myself being with.”


    “Or maybe he’s exactly the type,” Val said in return. “We could change his mind and make him see that


    having a mate would make him stronger!”


    I didn’t deserve to have to convince someone to love me; it should be effortless. I wanted the kind of


    story that my father and mother had. That my uncle ke and aunt Sophie had. That my grandparent’s


    had.


    I wasn’t going to get that kind of story from Enzo if all he cared about was power. He might not be


    exactly like his father, but he was still after the same goals. He wanted power and sess; I couldn’t


    me him for that. It’s his ambitions and I admired that he knew what he wanted; that much was clear.


    But it made me wonder how much room was there in his life to take on a romantic rtionship.


    That wasn’t the kind of rtionship I wanted.


    If he was so against mates, why hasn’t he rejected me yet?


    Iy on the bed, staring at the ceiling.


    I also didn’t want somebody who thinks that it was okay to lock me inside the packhouse whenever


    they want. I wasn’t the kind of girl who enjoyed staying inside for hours at a time. I was an explorer; I


    loved traveling, seeing new things, and going to different ces.


    The outside world had never scared me. I learned to defend myself for a reason.


    Like right now, for example, I was staying inside this room that once belonged to my grandmother, in a


    pack that my grandparents and my mother once belonged to, and I haven’t even gone exploring the


    pack to find out more information about my family. It was my right to see where my family hade


    from.


    I wasn’t going to get an opportunity like this often and I needed to make the most of it.


    I sat up in bed, staring outside the bay window with a frown. It was the perfect view of the ocean; I’d


    never even seen the ocean before. Elysium was on the other side, which was facing the opposite


    direction of the ocean.


    I went toward the bay window and pushed it open; I could already smell the salt from the water and it


    was the most soothing thing in the world. It reminded me of that ce in my mind’s eye where I saw


    my wolf for the first time. I wanted to feel the sand beneath my toes and feel the cold waters.


    I’m sure Enzo wouldn’t miss me if I was gone for only a little while; he probably wouldn’t even notice.


    I stared over the ledge of the window; I was on the second floor. I could climb down easily if I had a


    good footing on the ledge.


    I swung my legs over the window and grabbed the ledge that sat on the outside of the building. There


    were a couple more ledges going down that I couldnd on.


    I ended up making it to the ground quickly and easily. I stared up at my opened window, satisfied that I


    got out undetected.


    It was dark, so the shadows would surely keep me hidden.


    It didn’t take long to get to the ocean; I allowed my feet to get buried in the warm and pink sand. It felt


    nice and unfamiliar. I took in a steady breath as the cold breeze washed through my features. The


    water


    wasn’t as cold as I expected, but it still felt nice as I buried my toes.


    I smiled up at the moon, thanking the moon goddess for blessing me with this opportunity.


    The closest I had ever gotten to the beach was the big pond in Hig. It was near the school, so on


    nice


    days the students would go and enjoy some beach fun.


    I’m not sure how long I stayed at the beach. It almost seemed as if life was standing still. I could have


    been here for a couple of minutes, or I could have been here for a couple of hours. Either way, I was


    enjoying everything life had to offer and I wasn’t sorry about it.


    But still, I couldn’t help but think about Enzo as well.


    “If he doesn’t want a mate, would he soon reject us?” I found myself asking.


    “He could…” Val admitted, sadness clear in her tone. “He’s an Alpha though, he would have to be the


    one to reject us.”


    I knew that already. I wouldn’t be able to reject him. I’ve heard that being rejected was the most painful


    thing a wolf can experience. It’s worse than normal heartbreak; thankfully, I wasn’t marked by him, so


    the rejection should be a quick process.


    “What do you think he’s waiting for?” I asked.


    “I think maybe he doesn’t want to reject us,” Val said, hope now lingering behind her words. “Perhaps


    we make him curious.”


    I wasn’t sure if that was enough.


    If he rejected me, would I get a new mate? Or would I be doomed to spend the rest of eternity alone?


    I wish I knew for sure what was going to happen.


    I wanted to ask more questions, but I heard screaminging from the direction of the town, making


    me sit up quickly and look wildly around. The screams pierced through the night; it was a woman and it


    sounded as if she was in pain.


    I stood quickly to my feet when I heard her frantic words.


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