Chapter 44 : Why Are You Hesitating?

*Gemma* The events of the past two weeks flashed in my mind's eye like a bolt of lightning, striking my entire system. My brain fritzed. My heart seized. My fingers curled into fists. Tears sprang to my eyes, and I clenched my teeth so hard it hurt. I could barely get the words out. "I took Lynn's place not as a breeder… but as a spy." It wasn't a question. It was a rage-filled statement. "She backed out of a promise to kill Connor, so she made me go to get out of it?!" "The future of my pack rested on your sixteen-year-old cousin's shoulders," Kael said flatly. "What in the Moon Goddess' f*cking hell were your uncles thinking?!" "Hell if I know! I can't… I can't believe it. I just… F*ck." I swallowed hard, trying to keep my emotions in check. "All I wanted was to travel. Not walk right into a revolution." It was all so f*cked up. It was just too much to process. There wasn't time to process anything. I looked at everyone in the room and decided that I needed to block