Chapter 6. A Moment Between Sisters

Quinn laid in her room for hours too long and when she finally decided to open the door for food, evening had rained down on the land. The sun wasn’t bright anymore, the light was dull, much like Quinn’s mood.

In the kitchen she found the food her mother had cooked for dinner; rice and stewed meat. She shared herself a plate and then locked herself back in her room. Her father wasn’t back as yet, so there was nobody for her to talk to… all she could do was get lost in lugubrious and self-degrading thoughts over and over again.

She thought about Jeo, she thought about Delilah… and she thought about herself. She was the beta of this pack now, in order to carry out her duty well, she’d have to stay by the alpha’s side at almost all times. How would she bear it?

How would she stand in the presence of Jeo and not feel heartache? Should she have refused his proposal and become a rogue? Should she hav~?

Quinn placed her spoon back in the plate when familiar scents g