Chapter 82. The Walking Dead

Aurora’s POV

I walked slowly, my feet feeling like they were sinking into the ground with every step I took. My heart weighed heavily in my chest, almost as if it was begging me to turn around, to go back and confront him once and for all, to lay everything out. But what would I say to them without sounding like a jealous woman trying to destroy friendship?

Caleb and Caroline—just the thought of the two of them together twisted my stomach into knots.

They’d assured me, over and over, that there was nothing between them, that whatever they shared was purely platonic, but it was impossible to shake the feeling that something was there, lingering just below the surface, something I couldn’t see but felt in every look they shared, every moment I caught them laughing together.

My mind spun as I replayed those moments in my head, trying to convince myself that I was just being paranoid, that I was overthinking everything, and that Caleb was my mate, chosen b