Chapter 225: A WALK IN THE WOODS

Chapter 225 A WALK IN THE WOODS

Avena sat on a low stool, tending to her wounds carefully. The wound wasn’t a deep one and had started to heal itself by now. That was one of the perks of being a werewolf. On some days, their healing abilities sometimes felt like a blessing— just like on a day like this.

Cotton wool in her hands, she gently wiped the blood off her right knee before applying some ointment and then wrapping it up with a band -aid. Small sniffs could be heard  every now and then, followed by wiped away some tears.

Soon she was done and she paused, staring at the large bruise on her knee The wound will heal soon, but about the wound in her heart?

Will that ever heal?

Avena smiled sadly. Maybe not. It would be better if she just accepted she was meant to be alone.

She remembered how she eagerly waited for the day she would find her mate.

Avena had endured this lonely life for so long because of the hope of meeting that one person who'd love and cherish her. The one who’d always be by her side no matter what. She had looked forward to a life filled with love and happiness and maybe a family of her own?

Thinking back at it now, she couldn’t help but feel sorry for herself. She had hope for too much, she guessed. Her heart ached but there was little she could do. Everything was over, even before it started. What more was there to hope for?

‘ You mean nothing to me, absolutely nothing.’

His bitter words were stuck on her mind like a stubborn piece of gum. It didn’t matter how hard Avena tried, she just couldn’t get them out of her head.

He must really hate her, so much so that he never wanted to see her face again. But Avena couldn’t blame him. It wasn’t his fault he was so mad at her. He had recently lost a mate. Even she would be if she was in his position. She wouldn’t condone anyone try to be a replacement to someone she'd love.

But she wasn’t trying to be a replacement, was she? No. She wasn

Avena had never thought of something like that. She hadn't even had time to process whatever had happened because everything happened so quickly, meeting her mate and then finding out he was the Supreme Beta and a wolf who had just lost his mate.

How absurd!

What was the Moon Goddess thinking joining her with him of all people? Everything was messed up now. The Beta would never accept her she knew. Today he just said it, but sooner or later, a possible rejection might follow. She needed to be ready for the worst.

‘ Why am I letting such a thing get to me? So what if I don’t get a mate? It's not like the end of the world.’ She told herself, she put aside her little first aid box and wiped some more tears away before shuffling to her feet. Being alone in here will only make her think about him and that was the last thing Avena wanted.

So she'd rather step out. Maybe a walk in the woods might help clear her head? She could as well fetch some herbs while she was there. That would keep her bush.

And with that thought, she picked up one of her baskets and set off for the forest behind her house. As she walked, Avena's thoughts kept drifting back to the Beta. She couldn’t help but wonder how he was doing at the moment and it frustrated her.

The urge to turn around and go see him was overwhelming.

“ What on earth is wrong with me?” She groaned, her feet slowing down. Why couldn’t she stop thinking of him? Was this how the mate bond felt like?

If it was then Avena wasn’t sure she even wanted a mate. She’d rather spend the rest of her life on her own.

She sighed and adjusted the basket she held by her waist, about to continue on her way when her eyes caught sight of something or someone.

At first, she thought her mind was playing tricks on her. She knew none of her town's people came to this part of the forest. If anyone would, then it was probably the hunters or warriors on patrol and that certainly didn’t look like one of them.

‘ What is that?’ She stopped walking and squinted her eyes. There was no doubt it really was a person passed out on the grass floor.

“ Hello?” She called out a little louder, hesitant to move. “ Are you okay?”

No reply came but she was extremely sure it was a person laying there. But what would anyone be doing all alone in such a place?

A thought suddenly popped into her mind. What if it was a trap?

Her cautious eyes suddenly darted across the place for any signs of danger. If something was really wrong, Avena knew she would feel it even before she got here. Her eyes would start twitching or her body would go cold. It had always been like that ever since she was small.

Seeing no signs of danger, Her curiosity got the best of her and she decided to check it out. As she inched closer, her eyes made out the figure to be a lady. Her clothes were tattered in several places.

“ Hey, are you okay?” Avena squatted besides the figure which seemed to have passed out, face on the ground. “ Hello?” She called out again.

Receiving no response, Avena's hands reached for the lady and she turned her over, her face coming into her view.

Her face… her face was like none Avena had seen before— perfectly sculpted jaw, a beautiful nose just the right size combined with porcelain white skin. Even with all the dirt and a few scratches here and there, Avena still thought she looked flawless.

She was simply a beauty to behold.

But that was not all. Something else caught Avena's attention. It was the most peculiar and intriguing thing about the lady passed out in front of her. It was a color she had never seen on anyone else apart from herself.

“ Silver…?”

“ Silver?...”