Haiden:
Nothing can ever heal my broken heart except for one thing. I looked down at my sister’s face in tears. Her face looked so contorted, and it was so hard, like I was holding a stone. Her skin had turned cent-like, and the blood was still coming from her eyes, soaking her cheeks and everywhere. I sobbed with her, cried for who knows how long. The monster haunting the big city, the first big city of the north, was none other than my sister. I had so many unanswered questions.
Then ca the last pending hug.
"Are you okay?" After a while, Troy rubbed my back and broke free from my stance. I nodded while still struggling with the tears on my cheeks.
"Listen, she would never do this intentionally." Then Yorick spoke, and I raised my face to et his eyes.
"Clentine thought you were going to die," he said, clarifying who he ant. And it hit . "No, I’m not blaming her," I spoke up instantly so she could hear it before drowning herself in guilt for sothing she did nothing wrong with.
"Clentine, it’s fine." As I turned around to tell her it was fine, to let her know I had been expecting her to co and hug , because her hug would heal everything, I realized she was gone.
It was such a mont of panic for . The North was a big place. If I lost her, I was afraid I might never see her again, or that the next ti we t it would be many, many years later. What if never? All these thoughts scared as I ran as fast as I could. I just did not understand why she thought running was the right choice. She did nothing wrong. In fact, she had co to save . I was heavy with emotion because I had just lost my sister, and now my mate was gone too.
"You guys take my sister’s body to the station. I’ll go look for Clentine." I let them know I wanted to be the one to find her. The two stared at for a mont, then nodded, letting know they would secure my sister’s body.
"Dane, co on, you gotta follow her scent," I said urgently. It had been a few days now, and the train would arrive soon. I needed to take Clentine back with . There was no way I was going ho alone. If I cannot find her, I’ll stay here.
"I’m trying to search for her scent, but it is everywhere." My wolf tried to explain, and I frowned even harder.
"What do you an?" I asked.
"I guess her emotions are really off. Her scent is full of anxiety," Dane said, letting know what I already knew. I could only imagine how she must be feeling. The fact that she ran away ant she took all the bla onto herself.
"But don’t worry, I’ll find her," Dane replied, more confident and determined. As we rushed through the roads and streets, I touched my cheek, the scar Clentine had once left there. I don’t know why it never healed, and now I didn’t want it to. It was a symbol of her existence, and I wanted it on my cheek for the rest of my life.
And then finally, I noticed my wolf slowing down. It was at that mont I knew he had found her. He led to one of the streets in the distance, and I already knew she was there because I began to hear her whimper. She was sitting against a wall, crying. As soon as I arrived, she sniffled and got up from the ground. She had shed so many tears that in just a few minutes, her eyes were swollen shut.
I began to stroll toward her, placing my hand on the wall beside her and sliding one hand into my pocket. She stood with her back against the wall, constantly trying to wipe her tears.
"You can punish if you want," she said. "I will not resist this ti," she added.
"When have you ever resisted punishing you?" I asked, trying to see if she rembered how confident and bold she had always been.
"Yeah, I think I was wrong. and my father are cut from the sa cloth."
The minute she said that, I knew I had to ease her mind. "No, Clentine, you’re nothing like your father," I said as I grabbed her arm and pulled her closer to .
"But I ruined your chance to be reunited with your sister," she insisted as I cupped her face in my hands. I was right about her. She was so pretty.
"No, you did not. She wasn’t my sister anymore, Clentine. Even though I would have loved to hug her, there was no way I could have. You know what happened when I was standing there staring at her?" I said, and she raised her brow, almost silently asking what happened.
"Although it was a reunion for both of us, and I noticed the emotions in my sister’s eyes, her powers were turning into stone. So no, Clentine, there was no way I could have ever hugged her again. But you—you saved , because I would have never broken the stare from her," the minute I said that, I pulled her closer and gently rubbed my thumb over her bottom lip.
"I am done accusing you, blaming you, for what happened to my family. You are just innocent, and you have proved to so many tis that you cannot even harm a fly. So no, I don’t bla you. It is just that I bla you for one thing," I said as I began to pull away slightly.
She looked so concerned. I guessed she was genuinely feeling guilty, but it wasn’t her fault. There was no way I could have survived staring into my sister’s eyes for too long.
"I was expecting you to be the one to hug , and comfort ." I pouted. With a sad smile on her lips and quivering, she walked over and put herself in my arms. It was a gentle, friendly hug, but she had no clue it ant the whole world to .
As I hugged her tightly, I heard soone calling for us.
"Hey you, co on guys, the train is coming." I did not understand why Troy had to follow us. I knew the train was coming, but I guessed he did it because he didn’t want us to spend ti together. Even though Yorick and Troy didn’t say it out loud, I knew that was the case. They were always there whenever soone was spending ti with Clentine.
We broke the hug, and I cupped her face again. Troy stopped right next to us, staring silently.
"Thank you for saving ," I said as I pressed my lips against her forehead. I wanted to kiss her more, but I realized she was feeling guilty. If she had let kiss her, it would only be because of that guilt, and I did not want to take advantage of her.
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