Day 1 without my wolf. I couldn’t feel her even after waking up, which was unusual. There was no one to argue with me about anything. “Hey Leila, quit the hide-and-seek game now. Please come out,” I let these words follow my speech. “You there?” This time, I tried reaching out to her through telepathy but nothing still. I doubted she was doing this on purpose. Because, if anything, she would have asked to be with her chosen. “I miss you, Leila.” “Please come back to me,” I choked out bitterly, feeling utterly powerless. It was funny how one could go from feeling in control and waking up one day to feeling incapable and weak. I sat up slowly with my elbow strength. Various parts of my body felt frail. The door to my room suddenly barged open. And then I heard it; his footst

