Sitting alone away from the others without Ares there made me feel like I was back living with Luc’s pack, and I felt my chest tighten as I looked at the group of people who were supposed to be my salvation.
This was supposed to be my chance at a new life…
My throat constricted a little, and I drank the last of the water from my flask. At least refilling that gave me a chance to leave the others without it looking like I was running after Ares.
That was what I wanted to do. I would have run to him in a heartbeat if I thought he would agree to leave everything behind and find somewhere we could be together.
I would have dragged him back to that tent in the middle of nowhere to live alone forever to avoid feeling the same way I had for as long as I could remember.
Perhaps he would ag
