Thirty-seven

My birthday was today, on a full moon. I was going to shift for the first time on my birthday and there was a chance that I might find my mate today. There were so many things that were about to happen and I wasn't sure if I was ready to face any of them.

Seventeen days had passed over meeting my father and I saw Xander during those days only a handful of times. Our relationship was strained, complicated, and most probably marred forever. He had ruined everything and nothing he would do could make me forget what he was doing to me.

A knock interrupted my train of thoughts, causing me to sit up properly on the bed since I was lying down. My eyes lit up upon seeing Rowena and Dinah walking inside my room with a huge birthday cake and gifts, singing Happy Birthday to me. I didn't think any of them would remember. The gesture warmed my heart and once they set the cake down, I tackled them into a tight hug.

Not once had they made me feel like I was an outsider, al