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CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
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I don’t want to give up.No, it’s more than that. I can’t give up. Not now that I have Nicole in my life. I have to find a way around this. I have to change this for her. I’m not sure how yet, but I will find a way. I have to. I have to embark on my own quest.“What if I find your true mate?” I ask Lizzie at breakfast the next morning.I have appreciated spending the night at her castle. It is a glorious place, but I still don’t want to stay here forever. She’s not my mate, and I want to go to the person who is.“Excuse me?” she asks, arching her eyebrows.“What if I find your mate?” I repeat. “Then will you leave me alone? Will you set me free?”Lizzie laughs as she shakes her head.“Don’t you see?” she asks, batting her eyelashes. “I already have my mate. That person is you. We are mates. And the sooner you accept that, the better things will be for us both.”Of course, I know that’s not true. I knew it back then and I certainly know it now. Lizzie isn’t my mate. Nicole is.
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It’s cruel and heartbreaking what Caleb has done to me. It’s bad enough that we were together and he left me. That was a wound that was too deep to bear. But now this!He comes to visit me in my castle only to beg me to set him free. Set him free like I’m a curse! Like I’m something he wants to be rid of!I won’t stand for it. It’s disrespectful, painful, and I don’t understand how he dared come to me like that. I don’t know what’s gotten into him, but I’m determined to figure it out. I need to figure out how to get him to come back to me.So, I follow him. I cloak my presence with magic and I follow him into the nearby town. It’s one I know well, which offers up everything I need for my spells and charms.Why is he here?I slip into a shop after him.“Do you offer any sorts of spells or anything that could help me find someone’s mate?” he asks.I’m flabbergasted. He truly thinks he’s going to find my mate because he truly doesn’t think he’s my mate. He doesn’t see it as the sam
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I spend the night in the temple and it’s an absolute paradise of a place to stay in. Everything is airy, calming, and comforting. Incense wafts through the temple. Music plays softly, so it’s soothing but not distracting. There’s so much to take in. I spend the night in a room held up by white marble pillars with crushed rubies creating designs through the stone. The purple canopy over the bed flutters with the wind. I have my own tea area, bookshelf, reading space, fireplace, and a closet with simple cloaks and clothes that fit me perfectly.I done a simple, light blue shirt with breathable, white shorts, and a purple cloak. Everything is easy to move in, so I feel like I could fight anyone. And I feel refreshed enough to do so. I’m clean, relaxed, and all my pain has remained a thing of the past since I touched the waterfall.“Good morning,” Zade says, as I join him for breakfast out on the patio. A full array of fruits, breads, eggs, and oats are laid out for us. For the wolf
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I walk up each morning as the sun rises now. I don’t need an alarm clock. It happens naturally. I leave my shades open, the sun touches me, and I feel refreshed.In the past few months, I’ve rarely felt sleepy because I listen to my body. I eat when I’m hungry, drink when I’m thirsty, sleep when I’m tired, and I’ve fallen into a sort of rhythm. I’m naturally in tune with the world around me, and it’s the best feeling.“I feel like my power has really grown here,” I say, as I join Zade in the garden. Work in the garden started for me a few days after I got here. Zade told me that if I wanted to eat, I needed to help grow and catch the food. So, now I stand in the rich dirt. I pick the plump produce, feel it weigh heavy in my hands.“I think there’s something about truly being one with the world that has given it the space to grow,” I continue. “And I mean my body as well as my magic. Everything about me feels better, more alive, and more useful.”“I’ve noticed the change in you as
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It seems like everything else comes easier to me. I have block, attack, use magic, I can do all the things. But working through my anger is more difficult. Getting past the hurt of what happened with Gavin is tougher.“I don’t understand why I have to do this before I get my shield,” I say, slumped on the ground in the rock garden. “It’s not fair.”“What about it isn’t fair?” Zade asks, never one to just accept what I say.“Well, I’ll never have to face the alpha,” I reply. “Not ever again. He’s dead. So, my anger over that doesn’t matter. I can desire revenge against him. I’ll never get it.”“But what about your anger towards others?” Zade reminds me. “There are other people you wish to get revenge on, is there not?”My cheeks turn red under this accusation. It’s true, but how does he know it’s true? I tried to keep that side from him. He was never supposed to know that I still desire revenge like that. I know he wouldn’t approve of it if he did know.“You can’t keep things from
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I think of Nicole every single day. I haven’t stopped thinking about her since the day we met. But finding Lizzie’s mate has been impossible. I guess I just can’t do it since I’m not here. There’s no way of knowing who he is. There’s no way to get her to release me.So, I stay on my own. I do still have family I could go to. I have aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents who I miss. But it’s too dangerous to go to them, so I found a new hut on the countryside and I stay here.As I start a fire for the night, I’m reminded of my old cabin and all the memories Nicole and I made in it. I miss the cabin. I miss the memories. It had become my home and I loved it. But mostly, I miss her.Nicole. I want to see her again more than anything. But I know that if I go to her, I’ll be putting her at risk. So, I can’t. I must stay away from her and hope she’s doing well. I hope she’s making progress on her quest.If only I could make more progress on mine. I’m sure she’s doing amazing, and tha
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In the end, it comes down to what I think Nicole would want. I respect her so much as a person, that I know I’d have to let her decide. Would she rather be safe? Or would she rather have the chance to be with me? As her mate, I have to know the right answer. We naturally know each other better than anyone else could. I can think with her mind. She’s within my heart.Furthermore, I spent enough time with her to know her. I know how strong she is, feisty, passionate, and loving. I know how much she wants to be with me. I know how much I want to be with her.“I’m sorry,” I say. “I would do anything to keep the people I love safe. Almost anything anyway. But I won’t give up my mate.“I just hope that you see that this isn’t the right way to be with someone. You should want someone to be with you just because you blackmailed them into doing so. You shouldn’t wield your magic over someone you claim to love.“You should want to be with someone who is with you of their own freewill. So
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I wait at the temple for a few days for Zade to return. He doesn’t though. I think I knew once I saw he was gone that he wasn’t coming back. That’s a little terrifying. I’m proud of the progress I’ve made. I feel like I’ve come far. But I know there’s so much more to learn. I learned that from Zade. There’s always more to learn. I want him to teach me forever.But my time here is over. I can probably rest here for as long as I want. I could probably wait for another person to come along and be their mentor.Maybe I’ll do that someday. I can foresee Caleb and I coming back here, leaving in peace, mentoring people and dealing with the upkeep of the temple.For now though, I have a mission. I need to get answers. I need to figure out where I’m from, who I am, and where I’m supposed to go from here.I do feel like I have important things to do. I have these power for a reason. I’m supposed to use it. I’m supposed to wield it wisely. I think there’s something I must change.I need to
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