chapter Twenty seven

Mia's pov

With every step I took further from the pack house, I felt my heart break. I was leaving my family, my friends, my home, everything I knew, everything I love. I was leaving my mate.

I couldn't look back, if I did, I would change my mind and run back into his arms, I will let him mark me his own and never leave his side again. So I kept my gaze forward.

We trekked through the dark forest, moving as fast as we could without being too loud, afraid we would alert the guards. Hopefully Dad wasn't on shift tonight, getting around him would be hell.

Ryan told me that our people would be waiting on the west side of the border, in the opposite direction of where he'd come from. It was smart, hiding as far from the enemy as possible.

My people, how I was trusting people I had never met, was beyond me. I had put my entire safety in their hands. I won't lie, I was scared shitless, I was walking in blind. If this was a trap then they had me right where they wanted me.

I felt my heart