Rejecting the Mating Bond

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ur wolf form.” Clay told the classroom as a diagram appeared on the board of

bed together, making me question everything I believed about myself…and here he was today, in a dark blue suit jacket

eyes glow from within, making them seem translucent. For a brief moment, I think I saw them flicker in my direction, but then

the magic of his storytelling captivating everyone in class. “During the pre-historic era, when humans had just evolved from apes, their animalistic instincts

was when an entire pack was slaughtered, leaving only a single wolf pup alive. He would’ve b

that of a wolf howling at the moon. I

to its knees as stars fell from the sky. And then, Selene, the Goddess of the Moon, appeared before the wolf pup,

Alpha. A human in wolf form and a wolf in human form. Since then, the humans hadn’t been able to hunt us anymore and our numbers increased. Wolf

he spoke next, his voice that of his wolf and it r

is family. The moon Goddess gave us a gift and a curse. Once we start losing contact with our pack, our feral

bly the biggest fear of e

empathy and they are feral wolves who can rarely be reasoned with. Once a wolf starts to lo

our pack as family right from a very young a

ost in a whisper, afraid to disturb the tranquillit

nce they come of age, but they also have a bond with every single person in the pack. That bond forms over time, after the healer has been ingrained into t

otebooks. I went back to taking notes as well but I did feel Clay’s eyes on me from time to time. A

f the table. Two other female wolves were talking to Clay about ‘wolf anatomy’ and asking if he could tutor t

mally when we were almost alone, as the

is file. “Take this to the school nu

asked, taking t

sternly before he wound up his files and started

e nurse’s office as Clay had instructed. On my way, I texted Ruth that I had to cancel lunch with her because I was stuck bei

dinner tonight. Apparently, her mom was on a cooking spree toda

her prime who was another healer, but not as strong as our primary healer who works under the Alpha. But she is just as valuable as any healer. It’s best to say

lk, I was about to knock at her door when the door flew op

er the note that Clay had given me but she took my han

time!” She sighed in reli

a low groan coming from the bed. Turning towards the sound, I s

t bothered me however was the fact that his right leg was twisted in the completely opposite dire