Chapter 248

Book 3 Chapter 83

~WILLOW~

“My tummy is already showing, and it’s only been a few days,” I whisper. “How long will the baggy clothes be able to hide it?”

“I’m not sure,” Caroline whispers back.

We were trying to be as quiet as possible; we didn’t need anyone hearing this and reporting it to my birth mother.

I missed Dante every single day that went by. I knew I did the right thing by leaving, but that didn’t make it easier. I wanted to see him, but even if I decided that I wanted to go back, there was no way that my birth mother would let me leave this place. I was trapped here for a long time.

They were convinced that Cassius was waiting for the right time to attack. I didn’t even know what this man looked like. There were no pictures of him; I don’t think they had even seen him. They just knew that he was waiting to kill us.

I sighed as my thoughts went straight back to Dante.

He was probably happy now that I was gone. He would be able to live his life more peacefully. He would no longer have to worry about hurting my feelings.

This is what I wanted. It’s why I left so that he could be happy again.

I push thoughts of him out of my head. I started thinking about Cassius and how we would defeat him without harming Clarissa and Autumn.

I’ve been training for a few days now, and I haven’t seen much improvement. I was nowhere close to my sisters and their advancement.

I notice a few of the women looking at something on their phones. They were all glued to the screen like it was something important.

“What’s happening there?” I ask Winter. “What are they looking at?”

She looks over at them. “I’m not sure. I’ll go see.”

Caroline and I wait for her to return.

nothing important.”

all look over at me after Winter said something

didn’t want me to know what they were talking about. I didn’t like

in her eyes. She quickly tries to hide it from me, and it

speaking to me, she pulls Caroline to the

you’re trying to keep something

at each

on?” I ask Caroline a second time. “What are the two of you keeping from me? Please tell me. Why does everyone seem

me. The longer

finally come face to face

her head. “No. That’s not what we’re talking about. This has

I insist.

husband.” Caroline finally answers

freeze at

My husband?

What about Dante?

happen to him?” I demand. “Is he

excited at the

looking for you.” She sighs. “He’s kind of busy doing

through my mind at those words. Was he already seeing someone else? That’s

“Let me see.”

They hesitate once more.

see, Willow,” Winter tells me. “I don’t even think it’s a good idea that we are discussing this right now. It’s just a distraction, and it’s

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