ALVAH
The sound of my ringing phone abruptly pulled me from my sleep. As I opened my eyes, a throbbing headache hit me, and the harsh white light from my bulb pierced through my squinted eyelids. After blinking away the initial discomfort, I found the headache persisting even as I sat up in bed. Answering the call was the last thing on my mind at this moment.
I remembered how I had drowned my sorrows in two bottles of vodka laced with wolfbane before crying myself to sleep. My decision to visit my pack and seek answers from my parents had become clear. It was futile to try to win Almond back or uncover her true identity and her significance in my life. It was evident that she was the mate the Moon Goddess had bestowed upon me, a mate I was destined to kill once again.
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