Chapter 85

AAMON When I return home, I head straight for Haven's room to check up on her. I've missed school for two days now because of pack business I had to run through with Beta since dad isn't around. When I spot her in bed wrapped between her sheets until the only thing I can see from here is the top of her head, I check the time and see it's just one pm in the afternoon. Worry seeps into my bloodstream. Why is she in bed at this hour? She was supposed to be on her way home from school not in bed. I step further into the room and sit on the edge of the bed next to her. "Hey," I pull down the duvet only far enough to reveal her face. Her eyes open and then she sits up. She's in her school uniforms, which means she did go but dodged early. There are tear streaks on her cheeks and her eyes are red and puffy. My heart squeezes inside my chest and my hand immediately goes to her cheek. "Hey, what's wrong? Why where you crying?" I ask and she tries to look away but my fingers go to her chin, hold