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I

~Akia~The moonlight has filtered further into my room, but I don’t mind it. After all of these years, you’d think that I’d do better, that I’d be able to sleep better. It isn’t true, and I don’t even care anymore.I got help after everything. My family made sure that I saw someone and got counseling. I went through the process with every hope of getting better. When it comes down to it, though, no one can understand. The therapist, my family, no one could ever understand everything I’ve been through; everything I’m still going through.The peak of the incident may have happened years ago, but it still sits in the back of my mind. I don’t think I’ll ever feel safe, and that puts a heavy cloud over everything I do. Each day without incident is a win, but how long can someone really live like that?I’m a twenty-year-old college student, a wolf, part of the Winterpaw Pack. That isn’t my home pack, though, and I’m not with my parents. My parents were killed when I was fourteen.I shift in

II

~Unknown~I throw another rock at the lake in front of me. This has been the case for the last few years. I’ve been lost without her. She’s on my mind all the time.I’ve tried to find her, I swear I have. I scoured the state, searching for her whereabouts. I looked up any information I could find, but nothing came up. It’s almost like she disappeared into thin air.I pull my phone out and open my photo gallery. I have many pictures of her, but they are from years ago. I wonder how she’s aged, I wonder if she’s as beautiful as she was before. She’d be twenty now, and I wonder what her life is like.I remember seeing her so long ago, and I was immediately smitten. I was fourteen, and she was eleven. I know that sounds bad, but you can’t help who you love. The moment I saw her, I could see no one else.I was at a conference with my father, and I didn’t want to be there. I was in the garden behind the packhouse we were visiting. I knew it would only be a matter of time before our warriors

III

~Akia~“So?” I turn and look at Esme, raising an eyebrow. She’s my roommate, and we hit it off the moment we met. We are under different majors, but we have a lot in common, “Akia.” I put my chips down and focus my attention on her.“What?”“Don’t ‘what’ me. I’ve seen Matt looking at you. What’s going on with that?” Matt is in a few of my classes, as we share the same major. We speak here and there, and he’s been over to study.“I don’t know what you’re talking about. We are just friends who help each other in class.” Esme continues to eye me, making me uncomfortable. “What Esme?” She sighs and leans in closer.“Why don’t you date?” Here we go again. Esme has approached this topic with me a few times, but I’ve always managed to avoid it. I don’t want to let her know about my past. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to let her get close to me, but she wouldn’t take no for an answer. I can only hope that my issues are over, but I’m not so sure.“Haven’t we discussed this already?”“We have, an

IV

~Akia~Esme has been staring at me for the last 20 minutes. She hasn’t said a word, and the air is thick with tension. I know she’s waiting for an explanation, but I really don’t want to go there. I do kind of owe her, though, because she did help me out. It isn’t that I’m not interested in Matt; it’s just that my past keeps me from letting go. “You aren’t getting out of this, Akia.” Esme leans back on the couch. She pulls her hand up, checking her nails. I know she has no thoughts of letting me out of here before I speak on my life.I let my body slump at the other end of the couch and lean my head back. “Why, Esme? What does it matter?”“How could it not matter? There’s something that you’re keeping from me. You’ve been keeping it from me since we met. I want to know what it is. I want to understand my best friend.” Okay, play dirty, why don’t you. I can feel the tears start to build, but I refuse to let them fall.“Fine.” I shift on the couch, making sure that I’m not facing her. “

V

~Unknown~I’ve been walking around campus for a while now. I came here and registered for the classes that father insisted on. I decided to register for online classes because I need my days free to find her. I’ve been keeping to the shadows, checking out the school. So far, everything I’ve seen has made me sure of my choice.Loud music calls to me, and I make my way over to its source. Down the road, there’s a house that has a lot of people out front. They must be having a party, and I want no part of that. I hate being around a lot of people. Whenever I go out in public, I always block my scent to avoid drawing attention.A car pulls up to the front of the house, and three people get out. I start to look away when one of the girls catches my eye. She has on a leather mini skirt and a halter top, but she looks so familiar, even though I can’t clearly make out her face.I step closer, tempted to go inside so I can see her, but I’m stopped by the crowd. There are way too many people in

VI

~Akia~A weight lands on my body, jolting me out of sleep. “Wakey, wakey.” I feel hands all over my face. I groan and shift my body, trying to make it stop. “I’m not getting up until you wake up.” I groan again, louder this time, but the weight doesn’t move.“Get off me, you cow.”“Ow! Is that any way to talk to your very best friend?” I sigh and turn my body so my back is on the mattress. Esme’s body is over mine, and she keeps putting her fingers in my face. She does this sometimes, and it’s annoying as hell. I can’t get mad, though, because I love her too much.“I’m going to get a new best friend if you don’t get off me.” Esme kisses me on my forehead, making a loud kissing noise.“Are you awake now?” She kisses me again and then starts to tickle me. I’m extremely ticklish.“OKAY!” Esme finally gets off me and lies next to me. She grabs my hand and moves it to her chest.“Well?” I turn my head to look at Esme, and she already has eyes on me.“Well what?” Esme rolls her eyes.“I kno

VII

I pull the hoodie over my head, further hiding my features. The sun is bright and slightly blinding. I adjust my aviators and push my hand deeper into my pocket. I made sure to cover my skin and any other identifying marks. I can’t risk being found out, but I really need to get some information about my mate. The more information that I have, the better plan I can make to end her existence.I walk up behind her and drop my head so I can take in her scent, or act like I am. “Ahhh! You scared me.” She smiles at me and twirls her hair around her finger. I bet she thinks that this is alluring, but I’m not interested. She’s not even attractive, but she doesn’t need to know that she makes my skin crawl.“Did I? I told you I would be right over. It was no coincidence that we ran into each other at the coffee shop. I wasn’t going to miss out on this opportunity.” Her bright blue eyes burn a hole through me. I watched her leave the building this morning and purposely ran into her. I need to ge

VIII

~Unknown~I do my homework, and I do it well. I found the registration office in a short amount of time. I swallow the disgusting liquid I got from an acquaintance. It’s something I’ve used in the past, but I hate using it when I do.It’s a potion that doesn’t last too long, but allows me to distort my looks. I have no idea what people see when they look at me, but it doesn’t matter. All that matters is that they don’t recognize my actual face. The fact is that I’m highly recognizable, so I need to do everything possible to keep my identity under wraps.I open the office door and walk up to the counter. “What are you doing here?” I lean forward and give her my best smile.“I was hoping we could go out tonight. I told you I wanted to get to know you.” She smiles shyly at me, and I swallow the bile threatening to come up. I put a bag on the counter, making sure I maintain eye contact. “Where is everyone?”“They are on lunch. I fill in while they are out and then I leave later. I have a

IX

~Unknown~My plan was to pop into my little flower’s room and see her, but that stupid girl is there. I was hoping she would be leaving for the night, but I wasn’t so lucky. I don’t even know where my flower is, but I can wait for her to get back.I lean against the tree and finger the key in my pocket. It really wasn’t hard to get a copy of the key. I need to find a different way because I’m running into too many women. I don’t need them to see me and get any ideas.I push that thought out of my mind. I need to focus on the issue at hand, not worry about things that I can’t control… yet. I slide to the ground and sit against the tree, stretching my legs out in front of me. I have no idea how long I will need to sit here, but I just need to catch a glimpse of my girl.A car pulls up to the door, and a guy steps out. He rounds the back of the car and opens the passenger door. A sculpted leg steps out, and my mouth waters. I know that leg and those muscles. That’s my girl, and she’s get

X

~Akia~On Fridays, I usually have two classes with Matt. I was excited to see him since we had gone on a date the night before. Matt wasn’t in class. I don’t remember him being sick last night, so I got worried.I walk into the dorm and plop on the couch. I pull my phone out for the millionth time, but there are no missed calls or texts. I take a deep breath and dial Matt’s number, but it goes to voicemail. I leave him a message and toss my phone on the couch.My thoughts are starting to spiral, but I’m trying to keep them contained. This feels like Scott all over again. I don’t want to imagine that Matt is disappearing just like Scott did because that would mean that he’s back. I don’t want that for my life right now.My phone rings, and I jump to answer it, hoping that it’s Matt. “Hey babygirl, how’s school?” I swallow my sigh and try not to be too disappointed.“Hey, Uncle D. School’s good. How are you and Auntie Kyla?”“We’re fine, love. We’re just missing you is all. We haven’t s

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