ine'

as Mira, and I made our way throug

s," I confessed to Mira, who had made that claim at the beginning of fall, but I was quick to try to prove her w

nd clapped her hand merrily bef

to something? I turned my head upwards to lo

y phone before turning to the calendar app. I

I would spend forever with. But for me, another period to remain single and almost jobless. It was like

aid not to worry because people's fate differs. I probably might be among the few allowed to choose their mates by themselves or designed for a particul

should

Mira asked when I

didn't need to say more because I told

ng paired up today?" S

not," I

She q

as it comes. A slow but even feeling of warmth and butterflies for that one person holding hands while strolling under the autumn light and chilling away at some beach during summer and building up snowmen and

my insides churn. I wouldn't say I liked male wolves. They were perceived as more possessive, vicious, and fierce toward their females. It was also a well-known fact in the werewolves' kingdom that female wolves were inferior to ma

s forbid such

er my mother had called and informed me about the latest development as to my mate. She said

es when she is highly pleased. I imagined her with her signature C

shocked by the

nely. We'd get to know him in the

doesn't know? I am delighted because if there is any iota of truth in the information she just gave,

following blood moon comes, I'd be sure to reject him,

I need to attend to his demands. I'd t

ater, Queen," I re

e dorm room. I still needed to write up my article, which I was still coming out empty-handed on, so I decid

't come until the next blood moon. As a female wolf, my sexual desire was at its peak, and I was in

sturbed nearly all the unmated male w

that landed on the roadside cl

when a strong urge made me look up. What