Awakening the Wild

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shaken me more than I cared to admit, but it wasn

what she was d

quieter rooms, away from the prying eyes of the pack

wasn't much anyone could do. This was something only sh

she do that wi

ll as I stared at the door. The thought kep

Not just to make her Lu

ction we'd share, would coax it out and stop her from fighting against it. The idea sounde

or not she understood it

as her

g the weight of their lives on my shoulders. This wasn't the first

iza, it fel

t, as much as I wanted to wait for her to come t

e was a

interrupted by

her sitting upright on the bed, her hands clutch

to her side. I grabbed her,

d in a low growl. "I'

oming in shallow gasps. "No," she wh

movements frantic, like a cag

locking her path. "You'r

e snapped, "I need to get ou

hether you accept it or not. Yo

A part of her knew I was right,

oice barely above a whisper. "I didn't a

who you are. It's always been who y

ears welled up in her e

it me like a pu

been a lie. She had every reason to be scared. What was happening to her

promise he

ying to comfort her. "I'm with you, every step of

me. But then her eyes darted to the door, and I

and took a step away from me. "

she wanted to go home, I

For a brief moment, she only looked at me. It felt li

was there, waiting for us to see how their Luna-to-be was doing.

their eyes. Instead, she just quietly walked t

driver's seat, I

e remained unusually quiet throughout the d

t. It was quiet and calmer here. The only sounds that could b

as she stepped on the ground, "I did what you wanted me to do.

door and pushed it wide open. "That's strange," s

ced her hesitation and immediate

"It's open. But I locked it b

in a tone, leaving n

hen was in chaos; dishes smashed, drawers y

o the surface, sharpening my sen

loor. The living room wasn't any better; cushions slashed, sh

ansacked, violated, but there wa

done this wa