Fangs and Roses

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able. From what I learned from Chloe, Sapphire was actually really young, despite her long list of titles and achievements, she barely passed her twenty-third birthday. Most wolves her age would be out partying and having a great time with their friends, but she sacrificed

, we werewolves were pack animals after all, and just like them we thrive on skin-ship and physical affection. For example, you could find a group of teenagers in the common area just lying on top of each other napping, children would snuggle into any adult that could make the time for them, and mates could tell their significant other had entered the room just from presence. My father used to tell me stories about how he felt when he first saw my mot

a fate that no mate should. On the second day of her stay she told me about the fairy tale, where we starred as the main characters, and it made me fume. Not only were we played around with like dolls, but t

ed on to the next. I knew what she was trying to do, she was trying to prove herself worthy of her title, a mentality no doubt pushed upon her by her former Elders and Alpha. They ingrained in her the need to prove herself worthy to others, the need to let others know of

to bring her down. If she wanted to train who was I to stop her. Besides, my mother and father would put me in my grave if they ever got wind of me treating my mate like a trophy, an object that I only kept because it was beautiful enough to show off to others, as proof, that I was able to claim something so gorgeous. She had been someone who had been pushed down by her own p

yer of her walls, she would just build two more walls each time she had a panic attack. I want her to realise that she is not alone in all of this, that she does not have to bear this burde

s she sleeps, the moonlight shining in through the window bathing her in its soft glow. I smiled t

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doing rummaging through the

y hand. I turned around to see Jared leaning against th

re you, Jared, doing wandering t

lking up to me, snatching th

the night to vomit while screaming at me to get out beca

me he had been kicked out of his own room by Chloe. He took a closer look at

from what happened to her, still recovering. She has only just become comfortable with you sta

fore stowing it in a bag sitting on my desk. This box would change eve

now, I know she must want it. She is already

, eyes straying to the bag where I had sto

iscourage you, but I want you to brace yourself in case she says no because

st nod out of respect before

a big decision that would affect not only our lives but the lives of each and every one of the members of the Shadow Mountain Pack. I knew that th

re up for our run. I swallowed the lump in my throat as I stood in front of her bedroom door, my hand slightly trembling as I raised it to knock o

here...or are you going to take