#Chapter 55: Everything Has Its Beauty

Ava “Chris, I…” I began, taking a deep breath to steel my nerves before continuing. “I never actually agreed to move to the human continent with you. You know that, right?” His brow furrowed in confusion, and for a few moments, Chris was silent. “What do you mean?” he finally asked, folding his arms across his chest. “I thought after everything we’ve admitted to each other, it was a foregone conclusion that you would come with me once I find an Alpha replacement.” I shook my head slowly. A pang hit my chest upon seeing the innocent look in his eyes; we had admitted our feelings to one another, but this… this was too much, too fast. Wanting to be together was one thing, but expecting me to leave my home without even consulting me was another beast entirely. “You may have assumed that, but I never explicitly said yes,” I said as softly as I could muster. “I’m sorry, Chris, but… you can’t just decide something like that for me. Just because you want to leave Moonstone doesn’t