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The hot steamy water from the shower relaxes me and wakes me out of my personal hell. Once I am done I brush my teeth and comb my hair into a decent bun.Β 

I slip into a white dress that I know will be ripped into shreds once I transform into my wolf. I grab another plain white dress that will fit the occasion of seeing my mate after a whole month.

The clock ticks to 11:50 and I know my father or one of my brothers will come to check if I am still alive. I lay in bed and wait for them to come knowing that when they leave I will be gone to see Daniel at the river.Β 

After ten minutes the door creaks open and Maximus files into the room. He closes the door and sits beside me while I lay still like a statue in my bed. I don't move a muscle scared that he will know what I am going to do when he leaves.

"I love you sis and I am sorry, just please come out of this state you are in. You are killing everyone with your spirit," I almost flinch at his words, but I continue to stay like a statue not moving at all. When he sees that I have no emotion he sighs and walks out of my room slamming the door.

I wait five minutes before jumping out of my bed and opening my window. I grab the dress that I will be changing in after my transformation and then wait until I hear no one coming. I jump out of the window without a second thought.

I didn't realize that the pack house was so high until I am falling Β feet first onto the ground. I close my eyes and angle myself the way my trainer from school taught the class how to land from high places. I land gently on the ground without a sound.Β 

I stand up and walk around a big oak tree that will hide me while I transform. Bones shift as my body changes into my little brown wolf. I stand on all fours now and shake to get more comfortable in my wolf body.Β 

I start to run toward the river that Daniel was talking about. The river's official name is Alma meaning that it nourishes the body when you get in it.Β 

The river is what brought the Blue moon and Red Blood pack to form as allies. Both packs protect it from outsiders who want to take advantage of the gift that the moon goddess gave to us. The guards of the lake only stay at both ends because in between that is where we live. Β 

I continue running until I hear the rush of water flowing down the river. Suddenly, the smell of spice and vanilla hits me harder than the sweet smell of the river. I push myself to run even harder to the smell that has haunted my dreams this whole month. I stop in my tracks when I see him in his black wolf form drinking from the river.Β 

I've never seen a wolf look so skinny and sick like. My wolf shrivels at the site of my mates rib cage protruding out and his black hair standing up thinly. It is like he hasn't eaten in days or weeks or even months. My wolf is scared to walk forward, but he turns before I can make a decision.Β 

The look in his eyes is all I need and I run forward almost pushing him to the ground in my happy state, but I stop because I am afraid that I will hurt him in his fragile state. His wolf buries his snout into my wolf's neck sniffing me and I do the same to him. He licks my head and I stand there in satisfaction.Β 

He pulls away and I whimper at his sudden stop. He walks over to a tree and looks back at me. I nod knowing what he is about to do and go over to my own tree. I transform back into my human form and I slip on the dress that I brought. I walk from behind the tree and he leans up against the tree he just transformed behind.Β 

His human form shows a great resemblance of his wolf form. He is wearing only a pair of black sweat pants and there are many red scars all over his body. He isn't crazy skimpy like he was in his wolf form but you can tell that he has missed many meals.Β 

I look up into his face and my heart shudders at the purple color surrounding his eyes and the cut on his lips. His nose is crooked to no end and I rush over to him with tears in my eyes falling down my cheeks.Β 

"I missed you," is all I can muster up pathetically as I hug his body tightly, but gently. He caresses my fluffy curly hair and I kiss his chest. I can feel the bones against his cool skin and that is Β what makes me pull away slightly.

"I've missed you too," he mutters softly and he rubs his cold hands on my cheeks. I grab his hand that isn't on my face and look at all the cuts that is on it.Β 

I gasp at the dried blood and wonder what his hell has been like for the past month. I look back into his eyes and I am scared that his soul is gone, but parts of me still feels it's there hanging on by its last thread.Β 

"Daniel, what happen to you?" I ask. Fresh tears start to well up in my eyes as guilt overcomes me. I failed to protect him, I should have fought harder, I should have saved him instead of moping in my room like a spoiled brat.Β 

"Nothing," he says nonchalant like.Β 

"Have you looked in the mirror," I sputter. "This isn't nothing," I almost screech.Β 

"Just drop it April, why haven't you been to school?" he asks me now and I look down at the ground.Β 

"I have been on strike," I mumble and he chuckles.Β 

"Why is that?" he gives me a winner smile and my heart twirls in place.Β 

"You know why."Β 

"Do I?"Β 

"Yes, and what did you do that they feel like they own you Daniel?" I ask angrily.Β 

"Because they do."Β 

"But why is that? You aren't a bad person." I touch his face and his face flushes at once.Β 

"I am a bad person April," he looks away. His hands leave my face and go to my hips. He dips his head into my neck and kisses me there. I moan in satisfaction not being able to help myself. I kiss his cheeks and our lips touch immediately.Β 

The kiss doesn't start out slow and becomes fast it rather does the opposite. We pull at each other and lay out our problems raw in front of the other and when the kiss turns slow we caress and massage the pain and what it has caused us and try to smooth the rough parts out. When we pull away I am breathing hard and I wipe the sweat off of my forehead. Daniel pecks me on the lips a few times before resting his forehead onto mine.Β 

"I love you April," he sighs.Β 

"I love you Daniel," I sigh back.Β 

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