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ths l

I had been lying down in the middle of the mess I had made. Crying myself to sleep and waking up onl

ce to settle down, we met a group of werewolf teens my age, residing in

needed. Even though I couldn't shift like the rest of the group, I kind of got good at it, but it wa

food or toiletries I stole before. The old lady who owned the store, Mrs Sandra, was usually baffled by my behavior. Seeing

't want to continue living the life of a thief. Mrs Sandra also offered me a job at her store, where I

met a week ago. Realizing that my parents weren't lying when they told me back then that I would get my wolf

one, and there was no one to celebrate it with. My wolf, Raven, was a rare snow-white wolf and was special just as m

o follow her advice because she's the only family I've

d your parents very much, I can see that in your memories, but you can't keep wasting away like this. You need to heal and

can't stop thinking about them or a

the anger and frustration in running. Maybe

close to 1 am like we agreed. It's just a few minutes past 11 pm.

at's it. Besides, it's already dark enough, so our chanc

ows what's best for us. I opened the door and walked to a clearing in the forest, an

I let out a little scream and fell on my knees. The pain was unbearable. It was like breaking all of your b

in, giving me a burning sensation as though my entire body was on fire. After a few minutes of what felt like

er fur loose as if she hadn't seen the outside world in ages and trotted along the trees to get the blood fl

n it started drizzling and gradually it turned into a heavy rain. I shifted back to my human form

" Raven yelle

m? Are we in danger?" I asked, scared

?" She asked ignor

I asked, raisi

e forest is reeking wit

e was in the forest with me and that person was close by. Sudden

as I stared at nothing

am and I can barely see a

lace when I hea

uld I run?" I asked Ra

as I scanned my surroundings. This could be a trap, I said in my mind as I carefully

ch a coward," Raven

looked around. The sound was getting closer, and I still hadn't locate where it was coming fro

root isn

y body as I slowly turn

overed my mouth with my hand

l and was about to leave when I heard him groan. My heart was beating so fast as I stood

, and focus,

" I asked, feel

nt," she

if the fresh scent of a forest after rainfall is combined with the warm, musky sweetness of amber, laced wi

rs the word