POINT O

her name and m

fe. Come

Brown hair covering her face. Hands trembling by her sides. She kept her

had trained myself to feel nothing.. The moment she s

Mine

e a punch. My heart beat fast. My hands got sweaty. My body moved tow

Mark her.

ld see was her. Her skinny body. Her shaking hand

around my chest. She felt it too. I saw it in her face. The way her ey

f that was meant for me was standing there wearin

hey were not mine. I stopped in front of her. I look

ooked at

Her lip curled. She was waiting for me to fail.

had respected my father. They had watched him die because he wa

. I knew him. I had known him for twelve y

very eye was on me. E

d. Mine. Claim

ack will laugh at you. They will see you as weak. They will t

s. Her shaking shoulders. She was the ranked wolf in the pack

ughed behind his back. Enemies had torn through our borders like paper. I had watche

ld not be soft. I would not love. L

The words came out

go unmated than

. She looked at me like I had stabbed her. The bond between us snapped. I fe

hall. Out of the ke

ruel. The sound of wolves

r face was bright with victory. "You did the thin

r. My face was

e faded.

d leav

. Her hands were fists. Sh

un through. The hollow ache in my chest was spreading. My wolf was si

e matched. Some were not. I did not see any of them. I did not hear any of t

id not smile. He did not congratulate me. H

stake, " he sa

at was ne

your mate. The wolf the moon chose for you.. You threw her

fath

our father was kind.. He was strong. Stronger tha

away. I

. The hall emptied. I sat in my chai

e silent. He was always there. A constant pres

ing. It felt like something was dying inside m

dark. The fires had burned low. The wolves had gone to sleep.

my hand

were

ace her. I could not admit I was

t the ceiling. The silence was deafening. My wolf di

re pressed to her chest. Her tears soaked the dirt. She did not know why her wounds healed

ould

I would be,

chest. I only knew the silence of my wolf. I only

sed m

ness swa