Marisol rushed to her room, her heart pounding violently in her chest with each step, the weight of the pain washing over her in waves. She was overwhelmed with pain, both physically and emotionally. Fear and regret coursed through her. She had acted on impulse, blurting out a lie to Cedric in a moment of desperation, and now she was paying the price for her deception.
She collapsed onto her bed, the weight of the consequences of her lies bearing down on her like a crushing weight.
She had told Cedric that they were not mates, that everything she’d been doing was only because she wanted to get this over with and return home. He had agreed in the blink of an eye, without even needing convincing, his unreadable expression not betraying even the slightest hint of confusion as he accepted her falsehood.
As she lay there, trying to catch her breath, the door to her room swung open, and Lily hurried in, her eyes shining with excitement. Seeing this, Marisol forced a pleasant expression onto her face, not wanting to have to reveal the turmoil raging within her.
Lily, oblivious to Marisol’s inner turmoil, took a seat beside her on the bed, her excitement palpable as she launched into conversation immediately, “Marisol, you won’t believe what’s been happening,” she exclaimed, her words tumbling out in a rush. “First, what happened between you and the Alpha and Luna?”
Marisol shrugged, the recent happenings too complex for her to even try and articulate just yet. “It’s complicated,” she confessed, her voice barely above a whisper.
“You’ve got to be kidding! The whole pack’s talking about it. What do you mean ‘complicated’?!”
Marisol sighed loudly, her body sinking even further into the soft mattress and massaging her temples, feeling the makings of a headache brewing behind her eyes.