Chapter 49

Chapter 49.

Nelly’s POV.

We walked down the hallway, our laughter dying down as we grew further and further from Aisha’s

room.

“That was close,” Aisha said, her voice still shaking slightly. “Too close.”

“Honestly,” I replied, wiping the sweat from my brow.

ThWe finally reached Aisha’s room and closed the door behind us.

“Any progress?” Aisha asked, her eyes full of hope.

“No,” I said, my voice heavy with disappointment: “I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay,” Aisha said, giving me a reassuring smile. “We’ll figure this out.”

I sank onto the bed, staring up at the ceiling. I absently twisted a strand of around my finger, trying to make sense of what had just happened.

my

hair

“Maybe we should try to get hold of her diary,” I said, my voice quiet.

“Why didn’t you grab it when you had the chance?” Aisha asked, sitting next to me on the bed.

“It was locked,” I explained, my frustration evident. “I was about to look for the key, but before I could even touch it, she burst into the room.”

“I have an idea,” I said, turning to Aisha.

“What is it?” she asked, eager to hear my plan.

“Well, I was thinking,” I began, “you could help me ask Harry. He’s been here with them for a long time, so he must know something about what’s going on.”

Aisha hesitated, a look of doubt crossing her face. “I don’t know, Nelly. We’re not exactly on the best terms right now.”

I frowned, confused. “Why not?”

a bit of a falling out,” she said, her

me. I can’t sleep at night any longer. The fear that Emily might be my sister is eating

Chapter 491

is our only hope.” I

as if searching for the right. words. Finally, she let out a

our differences aside and figure this out. I’m here for you, regardless of

weight lift from my shoulders as relief washed over me. “Thank you,” I

“Let’s go,” I said, my

look of uncertainty on her face.

Harry’s place,” I replied, my

asked, chewing

waste,” I said, my eyes boring into

a moment, then stood up and nodded. “Okay.

the tension between us almost palpable. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door. There was a long pause, then

up at the sight of me. But then his gaze landed. on

aside to

I noticed Alpha Kex sitting on the sofa, his brow furrowed with worry.

demanded, his voice

but Aisha cut me off.

here to settle the fight I had with Harry,” she said, her voice

nerves.

the tension thick and suffocating. Alpha Kex stood

chest. Why was Alpha Kex angry with me? The last

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was difficult to

room, but it was short–lived. I let out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding.

asked, my voice barely above

around,” he

I asked, my heart sinking.

“It has to

to know

hit me like a punch to the

does his parents live

sounding uncertain. “I wasn’t born here,

the one person I thought could give me answers was just as clueless as I was left me feeling cold and empty. How was

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