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Only Hope

Author: Valery Nev
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Once I get a handle on these strange feelings my wolf is having, I return to my family and everyone is already talking about something else. I search for my mate with needy eyes and once I find him, I walk to him and sit on his lap.

My wolf and I need him right now, so I bury my face in his warm neck and let him wrap his arms around me. I need his strength right now, I need him to tell me that everything is going to be okay. If he doesn’t I really might fall apart.

"What's going on, love?" he asks in a worried tone, his hand stroking my back as if he's calming me down, "You smell scared."

"I don't know," I answer softly, trying to merge with him, as if I want our bodies to become one and be able to live under his protection forever, "It's so strange, I feel sick."

Rodrick doesn't wait a second, he gets up from the seat carrying me.

"We’re going home, Clara is feeling sick," he says, ending the conversation and causing a surge of pity towards me again. I hate that they feel bad
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