JuriusWitnessing what I could do and that my strength was inhuman. I was ready for a kill—to put an end to her. To stop the misery, she had caused me and the effect it now had on my father.I was prepared to slash her throat open and bury her where no one would find her. But instead, my claws froze beneath my skin.I thought she would be terrified of me, seeing what I was. She wasn't. I smelled no scent of fear emanating from her body. She was calm, taking it as if it were something she saw often.She got up from the ground. My eyes kept changing uncontrollably back and forth into my wolf as she did."You're the wolf," she said as she stood. A single footstep away from me.She recognized that I was the wolf who attacked her.Her head is now lowered.One of my hands was raised for a strike, but like always, she made it difficult to kill her.She wept.A pain struck me in the heart—loathing she was. It is difficult to see my other half cry. Her tears made me miserable."You're a wolf s
FreyaMany nights I've cried at my bedroom window, looking up at the moon, pleading to it to transform me into a wolf, for I believed I'd be happy once I am. I would be happy as the female lead in the werewolf romance novels after they've found their fated mate. The male wolves always seem to do so no matter what the female characters are going through, and so I was without any doubt I would receive what I was longing for: To be loved, seen, and cherished.Amongst a meadow of daisies A white-petaled plant with a yellow centre. I lay facing Jurius as he rested on his side, staring into his eyes. He returned my every gaze.After the shift, he was left naked; his clothes were torn apart. While resting on his side, one of his legs was across his lower body, covering his manly features. I didn't mind, for I was too infatuated with the fact that we were soulmates—that I was mated to a wolf shifter. A creature I assumed was just a myth, but now staring into Jurius eyes and seeing him change,
FreyaI thought Jurius would return to school and one of his arms would be wrapped around me while we ate our lunch together, and we'd strode along the length of the corridor just like the students who were in love since we were soulmates, but I didn't see him.I played with my food, worried if he was okay. I was concerned if his alpha had somehow found out about us and killed him. My heart raced at that thought. I didn't know much about real wolf shifters other than the made-up ones in the novels. "Excuse me," I told Dolly as I got up from around our lunch table."Where are you going?" she asked inquisitively."To the lady's room," I told her as I walked away."Okay, don't take too long; we have a lot of things to talk about!" she yelled.Dolly was anxious about the party after the football championship. She wanted to talk about the outfits they'd wear and how their hair would be done.I'm not sure if I will be going, but if Jurius asks me to, I will say yes without hesitating.I we
Freya"No need to fear me, for this beast is yours to be tamed," Jurius said as he embraced me in his arms, and I no longer felt worried now that I was comforted by words.We both lay down on the bed. Jurius held me from behind. His arms were around my waist, and we both admired each other's reflections in the room's mirror before us.I played with the length of his finger around my waist, sliding my fingers up and down against it."It's like a dream holding you in my arms, I heard him say. I cannot believe it is true." His voice was soft and unhurried. A side of his face squished against my cheek as he now held me tight in his arms.I then spun around, staring into his eyes and no longer wishing to admire their reflection within the large rectangular mirror, and I gently touched his face."This is not a dream," I said as I lowered my head for a kiss.He smiled as my lips parted from his. It was the most beautiful smile I'd seen.His hand then reached out to my cheek, and he kept stro
Jurius I rushed from the gym, and I almost collided straight into Mom. I managed to stop myself before I could. "Why are you in such a hurry? my mom asked inquisitively. "I'm sorry," I apologized instead of answering her question, and my head kept turning, searching to find where my dad was. "Jurius," my mom called, causing my attention to shift to her. "Are you okay?" she asked, seeming to think that something might be wrong. "I'm fine. Do you know where Dad is? I asked. "He's in his office," she answered. I scurried upstairs, and I immediately slowed down the moment I got to the office door. I stood still in the same position until I felt I had enough confidence to approach him. My hand folded into a half fist, and I knocked on the door. "Come in," I heard my dad's strong voice instruct me, and I carefully took my time shoving the door wide open. His head raised from his desk as I did, and his head lowered back, disappointed. I pushed the door closed and stood in the ce
Freya I rolled along my bed and reached for my pillow, giving it a tight hug. A bright smile lightened my face. Being in love was a beautiful thing; it made me want to twirl and dance in circles across the room, though there was no music playing. I did. I got off the bed, still holding the pillow tighter than I had, and I danced with it as if it were Jurius and I dancing—my soulmate. In my head, I pictured us dancing at the football championship afterparty; he was dressed handsomely in a black tuxedo with a white interior, a long black tie, and shiny leather shoes, and I was wearing a beautiful white dress, a dress the princess in a fairy tale would wear. I stopped and rested my face against the pillow as if I were suffocating myself, and I closed my eyes, imagining Jurius and me in that meadow of daisies again. At the place where I received my first kiss, I visualized him biting my neck and marking me as his own while we made love. My eyes slowly began to peel open, somehow wis
FreyaA big, dark gray wolf had jumped into the vehicle, smashing the front mirror. I shouted and shielded my face with both hands as sharp shards of glass shot into the van.The car went out of control and collided with a tree. Soon, the horn of the vehicle went off.My face twisted in pain as I uncovered it with my hands."Are you okay?" Jurius said next to meMy attention steadily went to him, and I saw he was injured."Jurius, you're bleeding," I told him fearfully.He inspected his wound by touching it."I'll be fine," he assured me, his face contorted in misery.I then noticed that his injury was gradually fading as he healed."I need to get you to safety now," Jurius said as he exited and opened the door of his car. I unbuckled my seat belt as he did.Jurius opened my door and assisted me in getting out of the car. I was gripped by panic as we stood in the dark. Jurius sensed I was, and he grasped one of my hands into his, holding it."Is your father close to us?" I asked him f
FreyaA knock on my door told me I'd fallen asleep without realizing it.I went to open it, and I saw it was my grandma."Good morning. I'm just checking to see if you're up and ready for school," she said.In grief, my head lowered."Are you okay?" she asked with worry.My attention was brought back to her."Can I skip school? I'm not feeling too well," I told her."What is wrong?""I feel the need to be here today instead of at school," I explained.Thankfully, my grandmother agreed, assuming I was in a terrible mood because of Mom.Breakfast was brought to me while I was still in my room. Momentarily, my grandma informed me that she and Zira had to complete an errand and would return in an hour.From my window, I watched them drive away.I had only an hour to make a daring attempt to see whether Jurius was fine. So, I grabbed my jacket and went downstairs.As I closed the door behind me, I ran to the back of the house and into the forest.I wish I'd known where his pack home was; I