Black as the Forest (All the Hounds of Hell #1)

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"My position is a little different than yours. I can't j

orward. No one fits perfectly in every aspect. Maybe someone would have the best possible personality to fit with mine, but could be a terrible Luna, or

oint on the whole thing, but if you don't make an

u kept

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have a ma

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connection is not visual or physical, but it's there. And

heard of anyone else who can feel a

arched, but never foun

seeing each other again, but fee

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nds like

she's nearby. But the pull pulls

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her and she's no

, but it was a little sad. I've barely ever seen him smile, and I nearly always saw sadness in there. "... We could not get along. N

hen?" I

e it work. See how it goes. Give it a chance.

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I asked. "They say the worst thing is the death of a

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me makes it

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me. I don't know if occasionally meeting make things worse or easier. A lot of t

physi

I think it could potentially affect immunity and your ability to heal. Then it

ck?" I near

found out. I had

ands over my m

d, I don't have

s dangerous, " I said, m

my first one. It wa

this have been happening

doctor say,

hape, resilience, and the strength of my wolf has helped me, but I'm gonna have a much shorter lifespan. Most would not reach fo

up to give him a hug. I landed on his lap hugging the crap out of him, crying.

least to have a pup? You don't even have

can't say I haven't thought about it. But it's hard to get invested

ne to stop it,

irst, then I'm going to go faster. But finding her could stop this. Though, I've been warned about rejection. My body could be ill-equip

d complet

. But I'm a bit of a rare case. It

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be I'll know i

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girls please. I don't want everyone to look at me li

odd

u're not willing to accept. They say that we gain a lot from a mate, which is why we lose so much when away. I guess everything has a price. And now you have to think

hank you for

h. "Well, we're lea

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in my hears, "

k to Darren." I rushed

I saw Darren resting agains

told him. "I los

said, but he look

d him in. At least I didn't have to

ff, my suitcase closed, ev

bed, and he s

ed to sort a few thing

derst

ew weeks to sort things out, but long term, I'm not gonna do that. Not to you, not to me. I don't

m the one w

usly thinking

es

you reg

and pack are my only strings attached, and I think I could deal with the separation. Actually,

all

. Will it be just fooling around and having f

what will come next, I k

for what our aim is to be. If we don't have th

t. Okay.

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nt that?" My

's not what I meant. I

"I am if

iled

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et him? When d

, and las

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to kiss m

t sure I want

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r eyes red?"

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lled. "Is it b

just had

ing I

nd he was already ready to uproot everything for me. I

y stomach do a Cirque du Soleil

the exploration, my movements somewhat in sink with his. He pressed my body against hi

twice and clea

rren a little shaken, and I f

e doorframe, looking at Darren very intently. Next to