Bonus Story: Elara pt. 5

Jacob looks at me, his eyes filled with a mix of emotions, as he begins to share his story. "It's not that I hate werewolves," he says, his voice softening. "It's just that I grew up in a family of hunters, and it was ingrained in me that hunting supernatural beings was a noble duty. I believed it was my purpose to rid the world of creatures like werewolves."

"Oh," I say, not knowing what else to say.

"I just want my family to be proud of me," he adds.

"Yeah, I get it. At least you have a real purpose. My parents just expect me to find my mate and have a bunch of babies," I say, rolling my eyes.

"Mate?" Jacob looks at me questioningly.

"You know...a destined mate chosen by the Moon Goddess." Doesn't this guy know anything?

"Who is the Moon Goddess?" he asks me.

I'm a bit taken aback by his lack of knowledge about the Moon Goddess, but then I remember that he comes from a world where supernatural creatures like werewolves and their customs are unfamiliar.

"The Moon Goddess is a deity w