8 CHAPTER EIGHT – Coping

　　Emma POV

　　I never thought I could feel this much pain and survive. My whole body is trembling, and my soul is in pieces. There is a huge hole in my heart, and I don’t think I will ever be able to fix it.

　　My mate doesn’t want me.

　　I am not good enough.

　　My brother thinks I am weak.

　　My mate rejected me. He will have a new Luna, and I will have to look at them every day.

　　I don’t know how I came home. I don’t remember the path. Pain clouded my vision.

　　I left Logan and Andrew in the forest, and I just started running away.

　　I couldn’t go back to the cave. I didn’t want them to find it. It would mean that I wouldn’t be safe there anymore.

　　We always used masking spray before coming into the cave. But Andrew and Logan came close to finding it. I guess it was because of the mate bond. Logan could smell me better.

　　I started walking to my room. I shut the door and locked it. I didn’t want to see my brother. I didn’t want to talk to him. I wanted to be alone.