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s of our school. The faces that surrounded me whispered happy wishes, acknowledging my day. The

teemed omegas, zetas, and epsilons, formed the tapestry of my

ppreciate friendships beyond th

urrent alpha of our pack,orchestrating a grand c

tion for the party, and I shared the excitement, hoping t

and stepping in time with every eligible male present. Howeve

my dance partner. He responded with a smile, se

flush of crimson

intercepted me. "Hey, going somewhere?" she inquired, her eyes reflecting genuine concern. "Ju

embrace nature. Clad in an alluring, flowing red dress - my favoured colours bei

assault on my flesh, causing my dress and hair to dance behind m

g the sensation of mud embracing my bare feet. I wasn't one to sh

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attire and skinny jeans. Yet, on this particular day, I found myself draped in an enormous dress, a choice enf

agining a straight guy discovering his mate is

mental image was enough to p

joy, sorrow, or frustration. The place where I unravelled my thoughts and

y to abandon the effort in favour of simply relishing the dark blue expanse of the

, I, along with the wolf within me, snapped to attention, attuned to the rustle of leaves and the subtle shifts in the forest

ony pierced me, akin to an injection thrust into

oods had begun, shrouded in a m

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aptured a fem

he men r

her to me,

man

sentiment shared by my father. It was a specie

eaving a void that even countless werewolf deaths couldn't fill.

e, the easy targets, and I had I took it upon myself to eliminate them. I'm the pre-eminent here because of my genes,

obeyed, securing her with sterling silver chains that weakene

irl harmed even in the slightest way. I shook off the sentiment, approaching her and lifting her chin

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myself i

one and a gir

, entering the room, and surve

s till it rea

no time in complying. An unexpected pang of displeasure surged through me at

ted to have a

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for making me feel this way, I contemplated, torn between duty and an