Shifting for the first time as a werewolf was not something that was not easy. It was painful, confusing, and even at times, torturous.The she-wolf had no idea, all she thought was that it was going to be smooth, even though she knew that she had no practice. “Just breathe, don’t overthink it. Focus on turning into a werewolf and it would happen naturally,” her wolf advised her.Lin closed her eyes and began to concentrate, trying her best to shift but absolutely nothing happened.She tried again. And again. Yet nothing happened. To a point that it was now getting frustrating.After a few more tries, she finally gave up. She was tired of trying over and over, getting the same results.“It’s okay, I don’t need to shift,” she mumbled under her breath in frustration. Her wolf wanted to speak yet stopped itself. It was better to remain silent, it believed. Lin walked down a path, using her low-light vision that she had been blessed with because of her union with her wolf.Yes, she was

Lin swallowed but refused to coward in fear. She had told herself over and over that if she wanted to be Alpha of the pack, and that is, the first female alpha, then that meant that she had to stop allowing fear to rule her life. “I am not a curse,” she managed to say even though her voice was smeared with nervousness and fear. “And I am most certainly not cancer to our pack.”“Really?” The Reaper chuckled as he walked closer to her. “Your parents didn’t die from a gas leak, Lin. And you are a damn fool for believing that.”Lin’s face twisted in confusion as she furrowed her brows, not wanting to believe what the guy had just said. “Stop gaslighting me. Stop lying to me! I know the truth!” Her voice broke a bit. “Nothing you can say right now can make me believe your lies!”The Reaper fed on the reaction that he was getting from the she-wolf. It fueled him. “Lies? Really? That’s what you call me finally giving you the closure that was stolen from you?” He stopped when he was a foot

Lin stared at Hunter with dull eyes, not even a bit impressed by his act. “You don’t have to bring my parents into this, I will forgive you for leaving me.”Again, she understood why he left, that was why it was easier to forgive him and let it go.And considering that he was on the quest to win and not be a therapist or her boyfriend, she truly understood.Hunter wiped the tears from his eyes and stared at the she-wolf. At that very moment, he was contemplating whether to even still tell her or not.It was something that his father had warned him about, no, threatened him about; not to tell another soul.The councilman had told Hunter that if he ever tried to tell anyone about what they did to Lin’s parents, it would be sure death for him.No mercy at all.So he was a bit tentative about telling this. “Lin, just listen, okay?” He sniffled and wiped the tears from his eyes. Yes, what he had done burdened him and made him feel like crap every day of his life but to be honest, he would

Lin was pushing away and trying not to give in to Hunter trying to be there for her. She appreciated that he cared and wanted to comfort her but she was just so hurt.She hated that she had been so trusting and had allowed herself to be played easily every single time.It was again the same with her boyfriend, she trusted him so much and it all ended up backfiring at her.Now, it was with Hunter. She had trusted him so fast and easily, forgetting to know that she had not even known the guy for more than a month yet.“Lin, stop fighting me and just please…please surrender,” Hunter said to her.She kept pushing him away though…well, until she could no longer do so. She ended up giving in and breaking down in he strong and defined chest of the guy.Tears freely fell from her eyes as she sobbed. It really hurt her. And she did not know what to do. After a few minutes of crying and hitting Hunter, Lin pulled away, her head pounding due to a headache.Her heart was beating faster than norm

It had stopped raining and the strong wind had ceased. That did not mean it was not cold though, the chill was evident in the cave and there were a few wild animals that could be heard.Lin was sitting in the corner of the cave, her eyes tired from crying so much and her body feeling like she had run a marathon.She did not know what to do, honestly. First, she choosing to remain in the quest only put her own life at risk. But now it was different.Now, the life of Hunter also was at risk. And as much as a part of her wanted him to die as karma for what he had done to her parents, a bigger part of her wanted the opposite.Funny enough, she did not hate the guy. She somehow understood why he did it. But it still did not give him the right though.Hunter killing her parents was something that Lin was never going to forget, but it was something that she could maybe try to forgive him for.It was going to take a while, but at least the possibility of forgiveness was on the table.Going ba