, frantic searching for my mother and sisters. And yet, no matter how hard we tried,

oddess. Maybe this was her way of pushing me, of telling me that at 23, it w

they'd already met their wolves, welcomed the transform

not to let me live without my true self, tried everything he could. Rituals, prayers, training

at home. Instead of being at that club, caught up in forbidden mome

'd been holding back spilled freely. I hated

to find them," said Luna Ver

ping me from falling apart completely. Her words gave me hope, enough to keep me moving fo

te had long abandoned me. How could I eat when I had

. "How will you find the strength to find your family? The stren

who never judged me for my inability to transform. Even when I was engage

granted, I picked up my spoon a

could reach my mouth

hv

her as he gave orders. I hadn't dared to meet his eyes then, but now, her

exasperation as she addressed him. "It's abou

eggs on his plate. "Everything I do is out

ay, pretending to focus on my food. I still didn't know how to act around him not

as he entered the room, his voice

kiss on the cheek before turn

nodded politely and lowered my head, blocking out the conversation that followed. Instea

lanced up, I found A

s lips on mine rushing back unbidden. I remembered the way he'd pressed agai

my feet with a burst of ener

uickly to Luna Verena, forcing a sm

't stop. My mind was racing, my heart

ere, in danger? I needed to find a way to erase the memory

to the distance as my thoughts swirled. I wanted so despe

k toward the house, onl

, and I looked up into those same piercing b

hv

lways looks, there was no mistaking

adable. His lips tightened as his hands fell from the place th

remember the truth. This wasn't a romance. He was a

uld find my family, th

for whatever he had to say because I knew