POINT O
her name and m
fe. Come
Brown hair covering her face. Hands trembling by her sides. She kept her
had trained myself to feel nothing.. The moment she s
Mine
e a punch. My heart beat fast. My hands got sweaty. My body moved tow
Mark her.
ld see was her. Her skinny body. Her shaking hand
around my chest. She felt it too. I saw it in her face. The way her ey
f that was meant for me was standing there wearin
hey were not mine. I stopped in front of her. I look
ooked at
Her lip curled. She was waiting for me to fail.
had respected my father. They had watched him die because he wa
. I knew him. I had known him for twelve y
very eye was on me. E
d. Mine. Claim
ack will laugh at you. They will see you as weak. They will t
s. Her shaking shoulders. She was the ranked wolf in the pack
ughed behind his back. Enemies had torn through our borders like paper. I had watche
ld not be soft. I would not love. L
The words came out
go unmated than
. She looked at me like I had stabbed her. The bond between us snapped. I fe
hall. Out of the ke
ruel. The sound of wolves
r face was bright with victory. "You did the thin
r. My face was
e faded.
d leav
. Her hands were fists. Sh
un through. The hollow ache in my chest was spreading. My wolf was si
e matched. Some were not. I did not see any of them. I did not hear any of t
id not smile. He did not congratulate me. H
stake, " he sa
at was ne
your mate. The wolf the moon chose for you.. You threw her
fath
our father was kind.. He was strong. Stronger tha
away. I
. The hall emptied. I sat in my chai
e silent. He was always there. A constant pres
ing. It felt like something was dying inside m
dark. The fires had burned low. The wolves had gone to sleep.
my hand
were
ace her. I could not admit I was
t the ceiling. The silence was deafening. My wolf di
re pressed to her chest. Her tears soaked the dirt. She did not know why her wounds healed
ould
I would be,
chest. I only knew the silence of my wolf. I only
sed m
ness swa
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