n eye, but the weight of turning nineteen wit
alked about it. Or rather, I always avoided the convers
I didn't even notice Maron approac
r to me even though my shift never came. I often asked her w
y way to realize or achi
started to believe it. But it still d
e pulled me fr
g tonight. It's been months since we ha
he mood tonight. How about we go tom
wasn't h
ed lately. This should help clear yo
ore you start playing the 'I'm not a good dau
t my agreement, and
er, we were dee
night?" Maron asked from behind me
e, we settle for squirr
when I noticed her focus ha
whispered, "What ar
ope hidden behind some bushes
ld act, an uneasy f
e not
rp in my mind, her pr
a different part of the bushes. There. I cou
ey waitin
thought because, in the next instant
, that's a rare sight," the man mused, his smi
human. Smell
ng me from his gaze. Then, so softly I almost mis
g the first. One of them grinn
ach dropp
g that had kill
llets. Deadly to your kind." He smirked. "So,
ron stiffen
o one was going to hurt
ming force I had felt during my failed shift a year ago
rd, moving Maron
, but I suggest you leave. We
o the others, "Kill the old lady. But le
hter f
omething insi
w da
n realized it,
already gone, walking toward them wi
tens me and my family
gun, but before he could aim, I i
t power insid
ding the three men flying. They hit the ground hard, the
etreating into the back of my mi
me, but the moment o
led, trying t
ghtly before she whisp
m?" My voice was
y're g
's not possible. My eyes
shock. "Forget about that for now. We ne
My legs felt shaky
aron sat me down, her
carefully, "what h
surge of energy, and then-" I stopped, remember
flared up again. I cou
under her breath, but I couldn't focus. My v
, it explo
inging everything around me into the
aged to move aw
o the floor, ga
ling me into a hug. "It's
lm, but I could fe
t like forever,
g," she said, her expression shif
er desperately.
A special wolf." Her voi
n my eyes. "I al
you don't know how to control your power yet. But I
hakily. "How
ook. It contains the history of all supernatural creatures that have
flickering inside
n met
ue Cresce
an easy choice. Maron had been my only fam
couldn't stay
o I was. I had to lear
, and with a tearful goodbye
nfamiliar territories. The Blue Crescent Pack was the most powe
rritory as a rogue? Th
I had n
er, knowing I might
e: get in, find the
haustion overtook me, and I let myself rest f
, so overwhelming, hit me
h caught i
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