One Hundred and Four

"I don't understand," Maya stuttered. "Are you sure about this?"

"I am," Ivan said. "Perhaps you can't feel it because your wolf is suppressed and weak. The poor thing cannot even enjoy her mate's presence."

This explained why he was so irresistible to her.

"Well, it's unfortunate that I'm getting rid of it," Maya said with a shrug, and Ivan turned serious.

"But that is very inhumane. Why would your mum even let you do something so barbaric? What if you lose your life in the process?"

The concern and sadness in his tone made something in Maya's heart shift. Perhaps she could reconsider her decision of losing her wolf side because she had never felt this way before towards any human boy, not even Darius, whom she cried for weeks over when he

Listen, Maya," Ivan said. "I know we are strangers, but trust me, I don't want anything to happen to you. My heart would break to see you suffer and bear the consequences of your action."

"It's too late," Maya said. "My mom is on board, and the elde