16

SIRA

I stared at Cansil. He seemed so serious with his accusations, and he had hit home. How do I act like Eros didn’t do what he claimed without making it seem like I was covering up? I was never a good liar, and that was the problem.

“I should go and…”

“Stop, Cansil. You wouldn’t get into a problem because you are so mad unnecessarily. Eros didn’t do anything wrong. It is all a misunderstanding,” I said quickly.

Cansil gave me one of his serious looks. “Are you sure about this?

I nodded quickly. I hated lying to him because he had been so kind to me, but I had no choice. The last thing we needed was a war between packs because of me. War was never good, and it ought to be avoided at all means. This was one of the reasons I was trying to hide things. Another reason I wouldn’t be able to tell him the truth is because I didn’t want two men to fight over me. The gossip would be relentless and to me, it was a waste of time. It was best to handle things in another light to avoid more sca