Chapter 49. No Longer His Luna

BELLE

Elijah was right when he said he would be quick.

It couldn’t have been more than an hour before he came sprinting back into my view with my backpack on his back and my suitcase securely in his arms. He was wearing a different outfit as well, now in jeans, a coat, and big boots.

I stood to meet him, quickly wiping the tears from my eyes and pushing my shoulders back in the way that I promised myself I would do.

I wished I’d put on shoes before I’d left the packhouse in such a hurry.

My sock-covered feet were freezing. Thankfully, I had shoes in my backpack that I put on when Elijah finally reached me. And then I put on the coat that he handed me as well.

When I straightened and looked at Elijah, he said, “You ready?”

I nodded stiffly. “Yes. I’m ready.”

He quickly shrugged off my backpack and handed it to me. “Put this on,” he said.

I didn’t question him, grabbing the backpack from his hand and putting its straps over my sho