Cora
My eyes flash open as I gasp, fascinated and thrilled at the having finally, finally met my wolf –
who has been here all along –
My mother smiles warmly at me, but when I turn to Roger I only see shock on his face as he
stares at me with wide eyes.
“Can you – can you sense her?” I ask, thrilled and curious.
“Um, yeah, Cora,” he says, looking me up and down in fascinated shock. “Can’t you feel mine?”
And I feel my wolf turn then, looking for him, and suddenly – frankly, like a slap in the face – I feel Roger’s wolf standing right there on the other side of our bond, which snaps instantly into
place –
I gasp, and my knees go literally weak at the sudden intensity of it –
Roger’s up in an instant, catching me in his arms before I can fall to the ground because… Because it feel like gravity shifts, suddenly, and what used to be down is now sideways, and at the
center of everything now…
…is Roger.
“Hey,” Roger says, anxious, looking down at me as I stare up into his face, as my shy wolf comes forward to tap her nose hesitantly against his across our mating bond.
Roger’s wolf gives a great bay of joy and leaps forward, making my wolf skitter back a step. But he doesn’t stop, closing the distance instantly and nuzzling his body against her, nipping playfully at her shoulder, burying his nose deep in her fur-
My poor new wolf shies again for a moment – not from fear just….just because it’s all so new and I feel Roger’s wolf respond, prancing around her with joy and letting her know with his body language that he’s thrilled she’s here –
he’s ready, whenever she
can’t help the tears that pour from my eyes at this, as Roger laughs and hugs me close, as I
my mate my mate, my fated mate, because I know it to be
that we’re
I push Roger away from me just sitghtly and
the tears from my face with the back of my hand. “I’m
at me from her place
see you so
holding Roger’s hand tightly as we move back to our chairs, I do my
myself together.
mean that I’ll be able
your
help
ask curiously, thinking suddenly of the vision we had of little
a human
one?”
they might not find the joy in
Your wolf, though, Cora, will crave it.
I feel the truth of it as my wolf steps closer to Roger’s tall wolf’s
and looking up into his face. I grin, knowing that my
needing to confirm.
myself, a little chagrined but unable
convince Roger not to give me his
it
in the back of that RV if not before
question crops up in my mind. “Does this
find the words. “Will I be
sorry, my darling,” my mother says quietly, shaking her head. “Your spirit is that of a wolf, but your body is still
disappointment runs through me, but
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!