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That conversation with my mother happened five years ago. My father’s
infidelity killed her slowly over three years. In the end, | believe my father took another mate. My mother had
been getting weaker and weaker, but that last day, her scream of pain was something | will never forget.
It was my sixteenth birthday. My mother had taken the day off to celebrate with me. So many of my birthdays
had been ruined by my father, but this one ended up being the worst.
The day had started out amazing. We'd gone to a local river, hiking through the forest. Mom wasn’t able to shift
any more, her wolf had bectoo weak over the years, but we still made the most of our time.
It was while we were having dinner, in the evening, the twhen parties and events would have occurred in the
pack, that it happened. At first, mother stopped, food midway to her mouth. She had such a strange look on her
face, but then it happened. She grabbed her neck where her mating mark was and screamed. | ran to her and
held her, used to her ‘episodes’ by now. But this time, it was more than she could survive
She died in my arms, leavingalone in the world at sixteen.
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If it wasn’t for Benny, | don’t know what would have happened to me. | probably would have ended up in the
human foster care system. But, | had already started working at the diner, covering for my mother. Mom had told
Benny that she had cancer. It's not something that werewolves get, given their healing power, but Benny didn’t
know my mom was a wolf, so it worked.
So, he letwork in her place when she was “sick” and when she passed, he covered for me, letting me
continue working for him and making sure that | finished school.
He retired from cooking a few months ago, but he still comes in every day, keeping an eye onand the diner.
I'm always careful when the buses cthrough. Lots of transient people hit onthinking they can have an
easy one-night stand or a ‘quickie’ with me. Benny makes sure that | stay safe, but I'm always careful when the
bus people, as | call them, cin to eat during their layover.
Several days before my 18th birthday, a giant of a man cin, remindingof the warriors in my old pack. It
wasn’t so much that he was tall, I'm fairly tall for a woman at 5'11“, but he was broad and muscular. He stared
atwhen he first
cin, then disappeared before he ordered food. It was bizarre and | was concerned that he might be a
werewolf, but he was a bus person, so who knows.
on my
18th birthday, | wake up, having no intention of celebrating. My birthdays have becsomething not worth
remembering. | didn’t get my wolf, my father banishedand my mother died. Who wants to celebrate a day
where these. awful things happen? The only positive is that | am officially an adult by human standards and no
one can forceto leave now.
However, all my plans go out the window when I'm in the shower and | hear her.
‘Oh Grace, you've been through so much waiting for me. I'm sorry it took so long.
“Who is that?” | say, looking past the shower curtain to see the bathroom is
empty.
‘It’sGrace, your wolf. My nis Maia."
“I don’t have a wolf. I'm too old to get my wolf.” | say out loud.
‘No, I've always been a part of you, but | had to wait before | awakened.”
‘Wait for what? | ask in my head. If it's not my wolf, | won't get a response.
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‘I had to wait for the Guardian spirit that was meant to be ours. His life was longer than it was meant to be. The
Moon Goddess granted the wish of another Guardian and spared his life. I've been waiting to awaken until |
received my Guardian spirit.”
‘So, you're real? You're my wolf?‘
“Yes Grace. You won't ever be alone again. | will always be with you.”
I hadn't realized just how lonely | felt until now, causing tears to run down my
cheeks.
‘Maia. It’s good to finally meet you.’
‘It’s good to meet you too Grace.”
At work, | told Benny that | needed the evening off. When he asked, I told him it was my birthday and | hadn't
planned to celebrate, but I changed my mind. He grabbeda cupcake and toldto go enjoy my evening.
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