“When I was… away… something happened.” I looked up to see the concern take over his face. “I was fighting to come back but couldn’t break through. Then, out of nowhere, a wolf appeared.”
I explained to him what happened, step by step. “At first, I was terrified but then, I found a comfort in the animal. Maybe I imagined it as a safety blanket of sorts, but it felt so real.”
He cleared his throat as he folded his hands. “Valerie, I need to tell you something else that Matilda found.”
My eyes locked with his.
“She discovered more in your system than just dark magic. She also found that you are a mix of wolf and human. Your mother was one of my kind, while your father was fully human, making you what we call a ‘half-blood’.” He paused, allowing his words time to sink in. “The wolf you
