Chapter 10

Valeria POV

For the first time in my life, I wasn’t alone in my mind.

I lay on my bed staring up at the ceiling. My mind was racing, my heart was still pounding from everything that had happened earlier. I still couldn’t believe what started as a disaster turned out to be a good thing for me.

I had my wolf.

“Hello, Valeria,” Hazel’s voice warmed into my heart. “You’ve waited so long for me.”

Curled up in my bed, my hair was still damp from the pool but I was too excited to care. I close my eyes, letting myself disappear into my small world with my wolf.

“I’m so happy to meet you,” I murmured. “I thought I was broken. Everyone said I was just human, that I’d never have a wolf and they called me…”

“Useless? Weak?” Hazel finished for me. “You are none of those things, Valeria. They were wrong. You weren’t broken or wolfless. I was simply waiting for the right time. You are special, and you’re meant for more than just this small life. And you were becoming…”

“Becoming what and how am I sp