Chapter 58

"Why do you look surprised, Hazel?"Meaidan inquired. She was sober now. I shook my head."Nothing. I just didn’t think it would be Taiban. I mean, the story’s quite unexpected.""Personally, I think it’s romantic.""Well, we can’t argue with love, can we?""I’m happy you also see it that way. I love him, you see. And he loves me too.""I can see that."What was wrong with her all of a sudden? Was this some kind of breakdown or what? I watched with open curiosity, and then she acted normal again. She cleared her throat."It’s my turn."Her tone took on a surprising level of sobriety.I nodded, encouraging her to go on with her question."Why do you think the Alpha didn’t kill you?"I know they had all expected me to be given the death sentence immediately, and frankly, I kind of got used to the idea that humans were hated and ruthlessly killed. I wasn’t surprised, either, about the fact that they’d all been angry, perplexed, and/or surprised that the Alpha hadn’t gone through with what had become