#Chapter 54: A Friend’s Promise

Ruby The image of Edith holding Atwood on the floor of his study gives me so much pain that I’m unable to sleep all night. I spend the night tossing and turning, and by morning my lips are all chewed up from nervously biting them. I wish I could just not care about Atwood so that these things don’t pain me as much. I want to be able to run away with Cayden and not think about Atwood anymore, but now I’m not so sure if it’s even possible. If only I had someone to talk to. The sun is still rising when I get out of bed and shower to make myself feel better. My body is sore from the sleepless night of tossing and turning, but the warm water helps. “What should I do?” I ask my wolf as the hot water runs over my body. “I say to hell with the curse,” she replies instantly. “Let me mark Atwood. He’ll never look at another woman again once I mark him.” I shake my head with a sigh. Clearly, my wolf is too preoccupied with the thought of marking Atw