I don’t know for how long I stood there staring at the wolf in front of me, taking in how similar we both were. I have no idea how, but the second I laid my eyes on him, I just knew we were one and the same. The missing piece of me, the reason why I could never feel whole in my entire life, was standing right in front of me. And that’s when I realized something else. “Can you say something?” I heard Valerie’s voice inside my head while her wolf was staring straight at me. “I know it’s weird that my wolf is a male, but since yours is a female, I thought you of all people would understand…” “No, Valerie, that’s not…there’s nothing wrong with you,” I quickly replied. “I mean, there is something wrong with both of us. Have you ever felt empty? Like a part of you was missing?” The wolf turn