iana's

, but it was a beautiful crescent in the night sky. I always thought it l

rs old. I could not believe 18 snuck up on me the way it did. It was going to come in a

wanted to try to make the most of this year. It w

as she entered my room. "Your da

brown hair hanging around her shoulders. She looked excited. My dad had been out the whole night, and I had a fe

e alpha son. But he got me. And, they have not had any children except me. I did not lik

ould not see, but I knew we were in the garage. I could smell the scent of woodchips mingled with gaso

nd I could tell my dad had put a lot of work into it. It looked like my mom probably did the paint jo

eetie," my dad said,

over my mouth in disbelief. "Mom! Dad! I c

y dad to approach us before I embraced both of them in a

elt like when I was a kid. Birthdays used to be so perfect

it's like to be behind the wheel of my car. It felt so good at first. But then I remembered the night I spent with Alex when he took me home for the last time in his sports car,

now 18 years old, alone, crying in my car. I wiped my eyes. I had a sudden urge come over

, it was not. I was. I got down on all fours as my body continued to pulse. I grabbed my shirt a

ransformed into a wolf. I had comple

s tore across the night landscape, with only the moon knowing where I was. I figured when my parents saw my clothing on

el of the earth beneath my claws. It seemed to br

ing darkness. The dim light of the moon and stars made it appear like a crystal shimmering. But

iton's

aven't been able to stop this. Constantly my mind went back to the scent of my mate, to her beautiful face and h

o talk to Jessica. We were sort of in dating limbo right now

he clothes on my chair and tended to get dressed, and went out for a walk. But I change

she was the only other person who knew that Ariana was my mate, but could I tr

ter of the woods. The moonlight played upon the surface like dozens of beautiful diamonds. I reached down to touch the waters. It

oss the river. I knew that smell. I stood up and saw there across from me the

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