BELINDA I woke up early the next morning, feeling optimistic but slightly anxious. We are nearing the finale of the mating ritual. Just one more day to go and with all that has gone throughout the week, it seems to be like a year. I just wanted to stay on my bed and look at the ceiling throughout, but I also didn't want to give Evelyn the impression that I'm hiding from her. I want to transform in the public and show her who's the boss now but I need to wait for just several hours. "Feeling amped, yeah?" I asked my wolf. "Yeah. I need to run." My wolf replied. "I understand. I can feel it too. But we need to wait just for a while. After that, we can put all these behind us." I replied. There was a knock on my door. "Come in!" I said, casually. Reina walked in and collapsed on

