Chapter 45

Last night’s dinner was nerve-wracking especially when Henry told me to leave the territory because I wasn’t fit to be with them. Everyone gasped in surprise. When I glanced at Elena, I could see she was concerned about me. However, in the territory, women were not encouraged to argue with me for peaceful living especially when they were all hiding.

After he announce that I should leave, I clenched my teeth as I stared at Lucas because it was his fault. The darn man even had the audacity to smirk, as if he was overjoyed with Henry’s decision. Instead of confronting the issue right away, I decided to focus on my meal first because I was starving.

Throughout the day, I was helping the women in cleaning and prepare the meat of animals killed during the hunt. There were several dead livestock that were brought back to the territory. Of course, I didn’t have the guts to ask where they got those and just assumed they hunted them.

The women were glad because once cleaned