Chapter 725

Chapter 70 : Never Thought I’d See You Again

*Soren*

How I wish you could feel the mate bond.

That’s what I wanted to say to Mila but I couldn’t finish and I couldn’t say it loud enough for her to hear. The words stuck in my throat and I pulled away from her when she asked for clarification.

I hadn’t understood why I’d been drawn to Mila from the beginning. There had been no mate feeling when we first met but it had been more than curiosity that drew me to her. The more time went by, that pull got stronger.

Just a whiff of her scent had me practically drooling.

And I was starting to sense more things about her. Her moods, sometimes even her thoughts. I’d always felt like I could interpret her better than others but I didn’t know it was from the mate bond.

I still only had theories about why I was only feeling it now and why it just kept getting stronger. I suspected it was the Blackfire poison that still stifled her feelings and kept the bond from being fully formed between us.

Then there was the matter of her grief.

She was so consumed by sadness and her past that if I said anything about the mate bond it would just confuse her more. She’d probably just get upset.

“Let’s get out of here,” I said motioning toward the door.

Mila nodded and exited the cabin. I followed close behind her.

“What do you say about visiting your old home?” I asked, motioning to the nearby hill where the packhouse used to sit.

“It isn’t even there anymore,” she protested, shaking her head.

“You never know what memories it’ll stir up,” I suggested. I held a hand out to her.

Mila eyed my offered hand suspiciously for a moment. Then she took it.

“I suppose it is worth checking out,” she admitted.

We hiked to the top of the hill. From there, I could see all the destroyed homes and buildings from the village and the outline of streets that still remained. From a higher vantage point, it was clear to see how much damage had been done.

“I think this is supposed to be the mansion,” Mila said, drawing my attention back to a patch of thick weeds.

“I can see the outline of the foundation,” I confirmed, pointing it out to her. It had been overgrown with grass and weeds but there was still a firm line for the foundation.

“There’s really nothing left,” Mila muttered to herself.

She didn’t seem angry or as sad as she was when we were in the cabin. I had a feeling it was harder for her to see something that remained from her childhood rather than seeing something that had been damaged.

I could sense she was upset, though, and disappointed.

her early childhood, no memory of her parents, her pack, or her

the pieces together. There were no words of comfort

reached for her and pulled

it all out,” I soothed, rubbing

sniffled a little and shook her head. “I’m

squeeze, I kept rubbing her back.

of

here, there would be something I could hold

I said,

be. I’m grateful that you brought me here. At least, I can see what happened with my own eyes. It makes me want to avenge my

I asked. I wanted to get her away from the sadder parts of the

shrugged and pointed off in a random direction. “Let’s

me that Pomeni pack was a major exporter of crops and other resources. Everything we see in the village is just

pointed and it was a road that led off in the

overgrown and it

did he tell

packland was severely damaged in the attack that wiped out the pack. After that, it was unable to sustain the same level of resources,”

does that mean?”

another pack didn’t move in and

from time to time. Other packs had tried to move in and cultivate the land but it was

were rumors of curses after the pack was exterminated. The packland

wondered if Jessica had something to do about that. She had been a

land was. It was a completely barren wasteland. It looked

dry, loose soil around. There was nothing healthy or alive about the once

place used to be

be again. You’re a witch, maybe you can break

chuckled and shook her head. “It doesn’t seem

crossroads and

want to see?” I asked, nodding back

was obvious that she wasn’t in the mood

here in an attempt to ease her mind. I was concerned that she hadn’t gotten

that I know it isn’t the land I knew, I don’t need

headed back toward the

have you given any thought to rebuilding your pack?”

toying with the idea of building my own pack. I still wasn’t quite sure where she stood on wanting a

“You know, Payne asked

Ashley had dreamt about having their pack back for a

I’d given them

do you think?” I asked, arching an eyebrow

unless I am

why you want the artifact?” I

source of power,” she said, shaking her head. “My parents were powerful and respected without the artifact.

I pointed out. “Part of you still wants

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