After I Torched Alive, My Alpha Went crazy novel Chapter 118

As he walked away, I turned to Vesta, eager to change the subject. "Can we go now?"

"Sure, let’s get out of here," she replied, leading us to her car. Once inside, I glanced at Cyrus. He looked up at me, his innocent eyes brimming with questions.

"Mommy, why did you and Carlos look sad?" he asked. "It’s complicated, sweetie. Sometimes adults have misunderstandings when they try to reason with each other," I explained, forcing a smile to reassure him.

"But he seemed nice," Cyrus noted, "He is. It’s just… sometimes friends need to be distant from each other," I whispered, hoping he wouldn’t press further.

As we drove, Vesta glanced at me, and said, "Grace, I know you’re trying to protect him, but it’s okay to talk to him. You can lean on him, you know?" "I just… I don’t want to get too close. It complicates things," I admitted. "Grace, relationships can be complicated, but you don’t have to go through this alone," Vesta said gently, trying to comfort me.

"I know, but I need time to sort through everything. And I just wish you wouldn’t snitch on me," I said with a hint of frustration, though I appreciated her concern. Vesta nodded in understanding. "I won’t say anything, but you have to promise to keep me in the loop. We’ll figure this out together." I nodded.

Tina stirred uneasily within me, her voice low as she questioned why I had hurt Carlos so much. "Grace, he cares about you," she insisted. I looked down, feeling the weight of her words. "I don’t need to be that close to him. Friends should keep their distance," I whispered defensively.

As we drove to Vesta’s place, I kept talking to Tina as I wanted to sort through my fears. I wanted to protect Cyrus, but I knew I needed help. Vesta had urged me to go to the police and report the strange events happening at home.

After reaching there, I took a deep breath, splashed water on my face, and dressed carefully, determined to make the police take me seriously. With Vesta’s support, I headed to the station for Cyrus’s safety.

But as I finally stepped inside the police station, I feared that getting the help I needed might not be as easy as I’d hoped.

I watched them drive off, but I couldn’t ignore my instincts, so I checked around the house myself.

I moved cautiously through each room. I peered into closets and under beds and my heart kept racing at every creak of the floor. Nothing seemed out of place,

but the uneasy feeling wouldn’t go away.

Tina, I called out to my inner wolf, Do you think the smell is gone? Tina replied thoughtfully, "The one from before? I think it might be gone". She paused, scanning the space with me.

"Maybe we were just too nervous, " I murmured to myself, "Everything’s probably okay." But before I could let out a breath of relief, a loud bird call shrieked from outside, startling me so much I nearly jumped. What was that? I whispered as my heart pounded.