Stranger's Love to Freedom

ttled in the pit of my stomach. The laughter and stories shared between my fri

miles and shared glances were laden with a connection that went beyond mere friendship. I d

into a distant hum. I wondered if I was overreacting, if my insecurities were getting the best of

I was on the outside looking in as if I were witnessing a

flection in the mirror, I couldn't recognize the woman staring back at me. The glow o

my cheeks. I felt like a fool, a jilted bride-to-be who was letting her imaginatio

o let my emotions ruin this evening. When I returned to the d

that my world was unravelling. I wanted to confront Paul and Rose, to demand an explanation

ay their goodbyes, their excitement for my wedding sti

, my voice trembling. "Paul, can we talk?"

n his eyes. "Of course, A

living room, away

onnection with Rose tonight. It's been b

ilt and uncertainty. "Amber, I didn't want to bring thi

my heart pounded in my chest

lationship, it didn't work out and I thought I had moved on but seeing her again to

settled in. My world had indeed shattered, and the f

n't believe that he had kept such a significant secret from me, especially so close to our

sadness. "You were in a relationship with Rose before you met me and y

Rose you always talked about was her. I was afraid it would hurt you and I wanted to put that part of my life behind

rocessed his words. "So, what are you sayi

't know Amber. I need time to figure thin

sight of the man I had loved for so long, the man who had promised to be

was as if the air had changed, becoming charged with an inexplicable energy

nd looked around the r

chorus of howls that sent shivers down my spine. I rushed to the window a

make out a pack of wolves, their eyes glowing with an eerie intensity. Th

trembling. "What is happen

there's something I need to tell you. I should have been hone

ad stopped. "A werewolf

is part of myself for a long time but I can't keep it from y

e man I thought I knew, was telling me he was a mythica

open. A massive wolf, larger than the others, entered the room. I stumbled back in sho

rmination. "Paul, you can't hide any longer. The p

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