see and deal with the supernatural comes with some drawbacks. One of them being loneliness. Aunt Flora has a phantom lover, that is w

ng her head when I told

ke it," she replied

y with her short red hair and elegant dressing sense. She rem

t want a mate," I

it is known. Poor Mark, he will so brok

e heartbroken?" I

your mate, you will no longer be w

a run? Lana is getting snarky.

g property," she waved her hand dismissively as

sence of a wolf in her estate. Proba

he first snow of the year was falling, and the field was covered with a dusting of whit

**

lorida is that it enjoys the mildest winters in the United States. The days are typically sunny and warm, while

rds me as Martha, Thom

was bundled into one of the several

up and glowing. Show me

my ring. The ladies oohe

y ring, my dear

a commented, "looking forward

g engaged, a wedding would have driven me off the edge.

we are taking it slow." I breathed deeply, tryi

yours. Do invite him to Florida, our beac

es. Trying to change the subject, I inquired ab

a? I hope they haven't

e, pack life had changed significantly over the years. Most modern packs did no

own a couple of hundred acres versus one individual to own thousands of acres. All the lands

a private beach. We still had a safe house, a combined kitchen for the unmated or who wanted t

relied on their Pack mates for companionship. Some packs were very conservative. They did not allow anyone to leave, kept their female

found their mates at around 18, and all they did was pop out pups. Yet another reason why I did not want a ma

till mandatory Pack meetings, held on the full moon of every month, which was attended by everyo

am what they call an urban werewolf. I was greeted by Clara and Johnathan, my five-year-old niece and nephew, as soon as I reached the Alpha's mansion. My brother own

re you," I laughed hugg

other follo

see you

Rick," I said,

s still the same. Perhaps, if I had stayed back, I would have liked living here. I stil

right in front of my eyes. Psychiatrists call this repressed memory. Sometimes traumat

s are capable of repressin

**

days after my arrival. A party meant shopping according to her

e city and started brows

e another meet the A

ch looking-for-your mate parties.

a normal house party, you don't have to look

unless," I

I sniffed the air, trying to get the scent of someone, anyone, but it was too mixed up. The mall was cr

ng hosted by Emma's friend Lucy. She belonged to the Reds pack. They were distinguishe

ll underway. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, and I could hear many people talking and laughing in between the music. At the other end of the living room, some people had even started dancing. They had to move several large sofas to create the They had to move several large sofas to create the sp

. I just shook my head and lifted my glass to indicate I was happy where

dear," I so

ing at a group of boys and men

o fall into the pool along with what seemed like a wall of hard

apped around my waist and one arm around my head. Pres

AT