Miracle Luna Luz's words from the previous night lingered heavily in my mind, keeping me awake until midnight. Upon waking in the morning, the weight of her expectations loomed large, and I felt the pressure bearing down on me. "Don't let my mother's words get to you," Theron comforted me when I confided in him. Slowly, I felt the urge to open up my heart to him, to embrace the submissive nature that was expected of a she-wolf towards her mate. But I couldn't bring myself to surrender entirely to Theron. "I understand, Theo. I'm not ready for that yet, not until I've resolved everything from my past," I confessed. A few days ago, when I returned to Stormfang, I had braced myself for the worst from my mother. True to my expectations, she welcomed me with slaps, not once but twice. Seei

