Chapter 84. Impossible

I pushed my food around on my plate, unable to eat a single bite. My insides were still trembling after the visit to Astrid. I know she told me not to worry, but I couldn’t help but think of the part where she said the person had decided to finish what he started, and very soon.

I wasn’t ready at all. I knew earlier, I kind of boasted about my fighting skills, but I was terrified. It felt like my insides were twisted in a painful manner, and I couldn’t breathe well.

“Genny,” Lily called, and I looked up from my plate to meet her concerned gaze. “What’s wrong? Are you still thinking of what Astrid said?”

I tried to smile at her, but it came out as a grimace instead. We were having dinner in the pack kitchen, and I could not find it in me to join in their little discussions.

“Don’t worry about a thing. You have all of us; we would never let anything happen to you.” Lily reached out to give my hand a little squeeze.

“She is right, Gen. We will protect y