The Unwanted Wolf – Chapter 23

After I hung up the phone with Lana, I left my room. Despite it being later in the day, it was still too early to sleep, and I didn’t want to hang out in my room by myself. When I went through the game room, it was mostly quiet, except for two teenagers sitting on the couch. I quickly went downstairs, not wanting to interrupt the teens in whatever it was they were doing.

I didn’t know where Mark was, and I felt the urge to talk to him. I wanted to ask him about everything that happened to him, and I wanted to talk to him about everything Daniel told me. I hadn’t really had a chance to be near him ever since Jori declared I was his mate, and I missed his presence.

I wandered around the pack house, looking for a familiar face. It seemed that some people had retired to their rooms, and overall the house was much quieter than when I first arrived. I made my way to the kitchen, since that’s where Percy and Scythe were according to Jori. Maybe Scythe knew where Mark was.

e was going to be joining them.

g his head.

s he spoke.

ff, we’ll give it a shot.”

he leaving. I really hoped they worked things out because they seemed perfect for each other as they sat there talking.

id, approaching me from behind. She had a teacup in her hand.

’t have guessed they were mad at each other earlier today.”

be arguing or sitting here in awkward silence, but when I saw them laughing together, I didn’t want to i

and it made me long to be that happy.

ustration.” Rie took a slow sip of her tea.

ou know when he’ll be back?”

gone for hours sometimes. Want me to tell him you were looking for him?” Rie asked.

d at Rie and started walking away.

a book.

act to get back to me.”

k you gave me in here.”

I didn’t tell you this earlier, but please take all of the information in the book with a grain of salt. It seems to be a diary of some sort, so all of the information in it is from the account of a person. It’s best to verify the information in the book with other references before assuming it as fact.”

y spreading false information, and I thought it was pretty adorable. “I will make sure to take that into consideration. Thank you, Daniel.”

u’re welcome, Adira. Please be sure to share anything you find might be useful. I skimmed through the diary, but some of

be more comfortable out here.

the first page and saw a tagline that read, “This Journal Belongs to: Finnegan Stronghold.” Something about the name tugged at a memory from long ago, but I couldn’t think of where it actually came from. I let it go and started reading.

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nk I’m in love. She was wild and lovely, and she was a… sorceress. I know this is wild to say, because it is forbidden for a werewolf to mingle with a sorceress, but after meeting her, I know I have to spend the rest of my life getting to

her. This is my promise to myself for the year. I will find the woman who stole my heart, and I will find a way to have her show me hers.

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man who spoke of a woman with silky black hair with unworldly powers. He told me where he had seen her. When I went to that spot, I didn’t see her, but I found a strand of black hair. I have a feeling that if I keep coming her

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greed to meet me at the waterfall in the forest tomorrow night. I’m counting the seconds until I see her face again. This is it. This is the beginning of everything. I can feel it deep in my bones.

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it, because werewolves are supposed to be mated to only other werewolves, but even my wolf agrees. She is my mate. She told me her familiar felt the bond to me as well,

ere wretched things who sucked the life out of innocence and used it to power their gifts, but it was nothing like that. Sonora brought life into the world, not the other way around.

t rest my eyes for a moment before reading more.

e other half was black. In the middle where I was standing, it swirled together, turning gray.

wl drew my attention, but I still couldn’t see where it came from. When the growl turned into a whimper, I found mysel

d like a cat. The cat was all white and almost glowed in the fog. It was standing over Shadow’s body.

breath when I saw Shadow’s chest moving up and down with breaths. “What did you do to her?”

oment to talk to you without her interrupting.”

to this question, despite asking it several times.

y walked over to me.

” She looked up at me and purred.

. I didn’t know her voice until I heard it in my dreams.

overcome with grief that you suppressed me. I stopped trying after a while, too weak to get your attention.”

ecause you are not blood related.

m Moon by the way.”