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The next few days passed in a blur, a strange mixture of settling in and feeling like I was floating through someone else’s life. Grace was a constant presence, and at that time, I got to know her more deeply. She told me so much about being a werewolf, about living in a pack - the kind of details that made this world feel less like some fantasy I’d stumbled into and more like a reality I was now part of.
One of the things that fascinated me most was the mind link between pack members. It was like an invisible thread that connected them all, allowing them to communicate without words. And then there was the fact that the higher-ranking members could project this link to the entire pack at once if needed, especially in times of danger. Grace explained that attacks were rare, but rogue wolves sometimes wandered into their territory. She talked about it so casually, like it was just another part of life, another detail of this world I was slowly beginning to understand.
What struck me most, though, was the way she talked about Dylan. Her eyes lit up, her voice softened, and I could see just how much she loved him. He’d been away on a business trip for about a month, and she was practically counting the minutes until he returned. I didn’t even need to ask - just hearing her talk about him, I could feel the depth of her love. It was like he was her entire world.
All the while, I hadn’t seen Ethan once. At first, I thought he was avoiding me after what happened between us. I wouldn’t have blamed him if he was. What we did, what we shared, it was intense, confusing, and completely out of character for me. I couldn’t help but think maybe he regretted it. But then Grace mentioned he had flown out to meet Dylan to close some business deal. They were both supposed to return soon, and she couldn’t hide her excitement.
Another shopping trip with Grace was her way of keeping me distracted, I think. It was starting to sink in that this was my life now. This pack, this house, these people - they were becoming my reality. I had never really had a home before, and I guess part of me had resisted the idea that I could settle anywhere. But it was getting harder to deny that this place was becoming something… more.
We went to the mall again, and as usual, I found myself gravitating toward my usual punk clothes - band tees, ripped jeans, and sneakers. It felt like clinging to a version of myself I wasn’t ready to let go of just yet. Grace, on the other hand, had no problem pushing me out of my comfort zone. She made me buy clothes that were way sexier than anything I would have ever picked for myself - tight, revealing. Grace wore those things with such confidence, like a goddess who knew precisely what she wanted and wasn’t afraid to take it.
After a few days without Ethan around, I started to realize something that made me uncomfortable. I missed him. I actually missed him.
And it wasn’t just because of what had happened between us. There was something about him - something that lingered in the back of my mind no matter what I tried to do. I barely knew him, but I couldn’t stop thinking about him. And that wasn’t like me at all. I’d never been the type to get attached. I moved quickly from one person to the next, never looking back, never caring about the broken hearts I left in my wake. But with Ethan, it was different.
He was different.
There was something in my gut, a pull that told me I needed to be close to him, that I had to be near him, like it was more than just attraction. It was something I couldn’t ignore, even if I wanted to.
And I wasn’t sure how to handle that.
It was strange, unfamiliar territory for me. I wasn’t used to wanting someone this way - this deeply, this urgently. I wasn’t used to someone occupying so much space in my mind, in my thoughts. But the longer he was gone, the more I realized I couldn’t pretend it didn’t matter. He mattered.
I wasn’t sure what I was feeling. But I knew I had to figure it out.
When Ethan comes back, I’ll have to confront whatever this is. Whatever we are.
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