True Alpha's Ch Chapter 173: Love was already impossible for her

Chapter 173: Love was already impossible for her

Three years and twelve seasons had passed since the ti I left Belcoot, devastated. I kept a strong facade upon leaving the castle, telling myself repeatedly I shouldn’t look back. I nearly ran back to Hugo that night, but Bowie carried

away to stop .

He carried

while I cried my heart out and bawled my eyes until I could walk on my own. It took days, many days, for that.

Not all mbers of the Tarsa tribe went with

— only a few. So left because they had to wait for the mbers of the tribe to cross the border. Bowie entrusted that to them. If they all left Belcoot, the Tarsa tribe from beyond the border would think werewolves betrayed them.

The main reason our group was small, consisting of nine people including . We wandered without a particular destination. But what we had in mind was to get as far away as possible from Belcoot.

That was when we t Edge at the last place of Ronmin. I could still rember the shock we bore when we t each other in a faraway land from Belcoot. After I explained to him what happened, he begged to tag along with

since ’Hugo wouldn’t calm down anyti soon’ — those were his words.

I didn’t have the heart to refuse him; he looked so pitiful. So in the end, I let him co with us. It had been over two years since then and he wasn’t giving the hint of going back. Not that I was worried.

Then how we ended up being traveling perforrs was another story. But to make it short, while we were traveling, we encountered a group of struggling minstrels. Since their numbers were small and their group disbanded, they were struggling with their performances and garnering support.

I ca to their mini-show that barely had an audience. Even so, I sohow fell in love with what I had witnessed. So here we were, traveling from one place to another to perform.

I snapped my eyes when soone clapped in front of .

"Rin, are you alright?" I blinked, gazing at the owner of the hands. "You’re spacing out when I ca into your tent. Did sothing happen?"

I smiled and shook my head. "Nothing. I was just thinking it’s been two years since our debut show." I watched Edge lazily plopped down on the chair beside

inside my tent.

"Ahh... I thought the suitor you entertained just now is rude to you."

"They want sothing, so they won’t be rude to

until they get it, of course." I shrugged, facing the small mirror in front of . "I just thought that our group is garnering attention. We were invited to perform on Althea. Rember the ti we were there?"

I cast him a side-eye and saw him rock his head. "Althea is so close to Everfell. Are you planning to go to Everfell?" he turned his head at , brows elevated.

"It’s not in my plan, but I’m considering dropping by to Everfell."

"Luna, why? Everfell is now under the Hendrik Empire. You know those bats. If they knew you were there, they won’t let you go again. They only stopped the chase when you left Belcoot."

"It’s not like I will announce my arrival." I humored with a brief chuckle, casting him a knowing look. "Don’t worry, Edge. You and Bowie won’t leave

alone with my guests if you still think I can’t protect myself."

He let out a deep exhale. "But Everfell and the vampires are different. I can still rember that ti you were abducted."

"Edge." I cajoled. Having Edge with us was akin to gaining an older brother who would never stop worrying about . He hadn’t been cowering or being so negative like when he was in Belcoot because of our not-so-dangerous line of work. But well, we could still consider him as a pessimist.

"That will never happen again, I promise." I smiled while he sighed faintly. "Don’t worry. I won’t do anything reckless. Also, our show in Althea is important, since we would perform for the nobles at the request of the royal family. It will be one of our biggest performances."

"Uh... they simply want to fulfill their curiosity about the beautiful goddess everyone is talking about."

I laughed at his disinterested comnt but then arched my brows when I heard voices outside the tent. Edge also cast

a quick look before shifting his attention to the entrance of the tent.

"I just want to talk to Luna! Please let

talk to her...!"

"God damn these people," Edge grumbled in irritation. "If they truly like you, they should know how to respect your ti."

"Don’t hurt them," I said upon seeing Edge drag his body away from the chair.

He cocked his head back, staring at

dead in the eye. "Luna, if you are truly concerned about them, you should’ve let them take another second of your ti."

"I tried, alright?" I clicked my tongue while he already marched outside the tent. As soon as he did, I cringed when I heard him yell all profanities he could think of.

This had been what our life had beco. Every ti the show ended or my performance ended, so n would go to my tent to talk to . They all spoke the sa words and bore the sa agenda. It was not like they would seriously shower

with love.

They simply liked

as a trophy. So in return, I also bore hidden agenda in entertaining them. Their gifts were valuables and we could sell them at a good price. We called them tips for appreciating our performances.

I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled. "You’ve changed a lot, Rinnie," I whispered, letting out a shallow breath. "You’re fine now. Don’t think about the past anymore."

Whenever I thought of n’s intention and their flowery words, I couldn’t help but think about a certain man. Because of that man’s sincerity, I couldn’t help but compare all the other n I t in the past three years.

Love... was impossible for

at this point. Although I accepted Hugo would’ve been living peacefully with his new wife, his love changed . I couldn’t love another person as hard as him and... that was alright.

"It should be alright." I shook my head to get him out of my thoughts. "He’s probably happy now. I should prepare for our next show before we head off to Althea."