章節 215: Truth that Tears

~ ELRETH ~

Elreth was shocked at herself when she suddenly asked Gar what he thought Dad would do if he were there. She hadn't meant to blurt the words, because even though she wondered about it, she felt too highly strung to consider the options. But those cursed drums keep thudding in her head, making the air around them shake. They were hammering at her, lowering her defenses.

It was a question she and Aaryn asked themselves at times, as they led and tried to be the Alphas her parents would have admired.

But it was hard thinking about her parents. And Elreth didn't need anything else to be hard just then.

Yet, it was also curious to watch Gar's face after she said the words—the way he seemed to get lost in a thought or a memory. And suddenly, she desperately wanted to know what was going through his head. Was it a memory she shared? Advice she'd already know?