I sighed when I heard that. “I don’t know. I’m scared.”
“Of what? Marco?”
I shook my head. “No, but he’s too good to be true. What if he stops wanting me? What if he likes another girl in the future?” I bent my head and hugged my knees. After a while, I stared at Elder Serene. “I’m afraid of a broken heart again.”
“Have you had a broken heart before?”
Then I told Elder Serene about Doug. After I finished, I said, “When you saw me in the forest, on the edge of the bridge, it’s after he mated with another werewolf, Cherry. He didn’t break his bond with me directly, but he chose to hurt me and betray our bond.”
I didn’t love Doug, but his betrayal had carved a deep scar within my heart. Even until Marco came, it’s still difficult for me to get rid of the unwanted feeling. I hated to fee
