When I looked at my parents' wolves, I heard them in my head:
"Daughter, you are a beautiful wolf! We are proud."
I kept looking around as the other wolves looked at me and bowed their heads in greeting.
Finally, I looked at Emily. Her gaze was unreadable. I couldn't tell if it was envy, anger, or jealousy. But I felt very, very bad.
Alexandre then howled behind me. I turned, expecting to feel the mate bond, but nothing happened. I took a deeper breath, but I didn't feel anything. So that was it. We weren't mates.
The other wolves followed the Alpha, howling at the moon. And then it was my turn. I howled and asked the moon in thought that since Alexandre was not my mate, I could then forget this feeling that lived in my heart.
We all shot off through the forest. When I turned to locate my parents, I noticed Emily riding a large gray wolf. It was Peri, Alexandre's wolf. I felt my heart ache a little, but I continued. When we reached the cave, we went around the entrance until we came to a waterfall. Finally, I saw Ceci, a beautiful wolf with white and gray fur. Her honey-colored eyes were bright and lively.
"You are so beautiful, Ceci."
"Thank you, Julia. You are beautiful too. Inside and out."
I felt embarrassed and bent down to drink some water. While all the other wolves played by the waterfall, I hid in a corner, lying down, to get to know Ceci better.
"Basically that's it, Julia. I'm always in your head, even when you hadn't transformed."
"So you know all my secrets?"
"Think of me as a friend with many advantages, easy to reach, and who won't judge you. Much better than that one..."
"That one?"
Just then I heard Emily and Alexandre arriving. He wasn't transformed so he could talk to Emily. I crouched down further, silently, so as not to be discovered.
"Seriously, Alezinho... Julia is in love with you."
"I can't believe it. We've always been friends. But she's not my mate, I found out today... She must be feeling awful. I need to talk to her..."
"Don't do that, actually you have to ignore Julia's existence. She's going to suffer a lot when you find your mate. It's better that you walk away from her at once, so as not to give false hope, you know?"
"I don't know if it's fair to do that to Ju. She's such a good girl... I don't want her to suffer. I'll talk to her..."
"NO!" Some wolves turned when they heard Emily shouting. "Do what I said, if you talk to her, you'll only confuse her."
"Maybe you're right... Well, I hope she gets well soon."
"That's right, Alezinho. It's for the best."
Alexandre transformed and joined the rest of the pack. Emily stood there watching him leave.
"Oh, Julia, you're so silly. Selene would never have destined you for Alexandre. Silly girl…"
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