Jan 6th, 2000 ***Emiliano*** After nearly three weeks of waiting, Karina is finally 18 today and in a few minutes, she would be all mine. Despite the revelation of our bond, we have yet to mate. I wanted to wait until she was 18 so she could feel the bond too and have no doubts that I belonged to her. I slept in my own room last night and avoided her like the plague all morning, not wanting to ruin the moment she would realize we belonged to one another. As the sun peeks through the canopy of the jungle, I wait patiently for her to wake and find the note taped to her door. I had taped a trail of notes and flowers for her to follow, leading her right to me at the mango tree I had picked out. It was a secluded tree where no one would disturb us. I spent the early hours of the morning