Chapter 22: The Pain

Emery

Two days have passed, and it’s a great relief that Lyle is now okay. I watched over him for the past two days, so I haven’t had the chance to explain myself to Kairo yet. However, I still want to make this right.

I was sitting near the living room window when Desiree poked my arm, “Hey, how are you?”

“I’m okay,” I responded with a smile, even if it didn’t reach my eyes.

“I heard that Lyle’s better now,” She said while rubbing my arm. I felt comforted.

“Yeah, I visited him for the past two days, and he seems to be fully recovered now. It’s a good thing that his parents listened to me and understood the whole situation.”

“But you didn’t even do anything wrong! You don’t have to explain yourself.” She said, shaking my arm. “I know! What if we get Lyle to talk to the Alpha? Surely Alpha Kairo would forgive you if the v