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Chapter 21
Not My Normal Birthday
The next morning, I was reluctant to make my way to the dining hall for breakfast. Today was 18th my birthday. I was now a mature wolf. I was now an adult. But today was nothing like I thought it would be. There was no ritual knock on my bedroom door from my parents. My mother isn’t entering with a triple chocolate cake. And my dad doesn’t have a small present in his hand, specially wrapped by him. No, this wasn’t the birthday I had been looking forward to.
My phone chirped a few times with a few happy birthday texts from my friends back home. Even Luke texted me a simple ‘Happy Birthday.’
Having almost an hour before breakfast started, I took a nice long shower and washed my hair. Since today was a big day for me, I decided to get cute. I searched through the outfits Miss Gillery gave me and found a short, burnt orange sundress. I blow-dried my hair allowing my red curls to set as they flowed down
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