Chapter 8. I Have to Be Strong

“Are you ready?"

I stared deep into his blue eyes. As if it were the last time I was going to look at him that way. He was so close to me. Our lips almost touch for a kiss. If I weren’t chosen, I would definitely dive into his arms. But I couldn’t. It would be unfair for him, for me, and for the man who put me in this situation, who was going to be my soon-to-be husband, any day soon.

His warm breath tickled my frozen skin. He never failed to make my heart race, even with just his luscious stares.

I won’t be able to be with him. I had to move away from this place, as the Alpha expected me to do since I had to stay in his manor before the wedding. It was a heart-wrenching feeling, making it hard for me to breathe. It was hurtful that I would never be able to see my friends and my foster mother after that night. This also meant that I would seldom see the beautiful face of the man in front of me who made me feel loved, even though I was a hybrid, the race that this p