The Thin Thread.
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ðū *Gloria*
The morning was strangely bright, though inside meâĶ everything was still a mess.
I stepped hesitantly into the training yard when I heard my name called with cheerful energy:
âGloria, come on! Youâre training with us today.â
I turned and saw a broad-shouldered guy with wild hair and mischievous eyes sparkling like trouble and charm combined.
That was *Zev*, the future Gamma. A guy who never seemed seriousâbut who you knew would protect you with his life if needed.
âIâve trained half-wolves, warriors, rebelsâĶâ he laughed, âbut never someone like you.â
âLike me?â I raised an eyebrow.
âBeautiful, mysterious... and clearly dangerous-in-the-making.â
He winked, and *Elin* chuckled from behind.
She stood beside her mate *Leon*, the future Betaâcalm, quiet, and strong in that silent mountain way.
Elin stepped forward and gave me a light hug. âWeâre going to be great friends. I can already tell.â
And honestlyâĶ I believed her.
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ðš *Arnold*
I watched them from the shadows between the trees.
I saw Zev step behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder, adjusting her posture.
She laughed.
She laughed *with him*.
*My chest tightened.*
Before I knew it, my legs were moving.
âZev, Iâll take over her training,â I saidâsharper than I intended.
âWhat? Come on, man, we just started!â
Zev raised an eyebrow but stepped back with a playful smirk.
âSure. Alpha-to-be calls the shots.â
Gloria looked at me with wide eyesâconfusedâĶ and something else. Something that made my pulse trip.
âHold out your arm,â I said.
She hesitated, then obeyed.
I took her handâslowly.
Too close.
I was just supposed to adjust her balanceâĶ but my hand brushed her waist.
*Too closeâĶ and I didnât want to pull away.*
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ðū *Gloria*
His heartbeat was loud.
I was close enough to feel it.
I couldnât hear Zev anymore, or Elin, or even the other trainees shouting in the background.
It was justâĶ me and Arnold.
When he lifted his gaze to mine, I knew something I hadnât dared to believe before:
*He feels something too.*
ButâĶ why only when someone else is near?
third person pov:
Gloria woke up to the sound of wind rustling through the trees around her. The morning sky was dark, as if holding a secret it wished to keep hidden from everyone. But there was no escaping the truth.
In the days that followed her arrival at *Arthalâs* pack, Gloria began to realize that it wasn't just Arnold who had been affected by the journey of change that had begun within her; others had been too.
"Close your eyes when you fight," Gamma said, signaling her on a new combat move. "Fighting isn't just about strength, but about focus too."
He had been helping her with her training in her human form, teaching her how to control her emotions and tap into her inner power. Her heart would race more with every step she took, as each move grew more difficult. Still, there was a strange sense of encouragement filling her, a feeling reminding her of something close to belief.
But that wasnât the only thing filling her heart. There was Arnold, who had started to notice that Gloria was changing, that she was improving.
On a bright day, as Gamma was explaining a new move in training, Arnold suddenly approached them.
"You donât need his help," Arnold said with a firm tone, his eyes filled with repressed anger. "Iâll teach her."
Arnoldâs words brought with them an odd tension. He knew that Gloria had begun to show herself in a better light thanks to Gammaâs training, and he didnât like seeing someone else touch her.
Gloria lost her focus for a moment, not understanding why Arnold felt this way, but her heart beat faster. Arnold wasnât just anyone in her life; he was something bigger, something different.
Then, as Arnold continued to train her, new looks began to emerge between them. It wasnât just training; there was something else in the air. Something neither could deny.
"Do you feel it?" Gloria whispered inside herself.
Arnold, who was training her with all his might, began to realize that he couldnât control everything. There was someone else, Gamma, who treated Gloria with more kindness. But he still didnât understand why it made him feel this jealousy taking over.
There was something hidden, something connecting them all, and it wasnât just him who had noticed. Gamma had it too. And so did Gloria.
But that moment was the beginning of a series of events where each of them would admit their truths. That thin thread binding them together would become their shared secret.
I had been training for hours, and every part of my body ached. There was a certain moment when I felt something strange inside me, something I didnât quite understand. Arnold's gaze was following me more than usual, even as he guided me through the training. I knew he felt something, but I feared it was just a figment of my imagination.
Then came the day when Arnold's wolf, *Valen*, uttered the words that changed everything.
I was sitting on the edge, exhausted, while Arnold was guiding me around. Suddenly, Valen approached me, casting a strange glance at me, as if reading what was in my heart. Then he said, in a quiet voice, but one filled with meaning:
"you are my second soul mate. Maybe you warenât the one who chose it, but weâre here now, and this is how it must be accepted."
I froze. My heart raced, and I couldnât believe what I had just heard.
*Second soul mate?* Did this mean what I thought it meant?
I looked at Arnold, and his face showed a mix of confusion and determination. It was a strange moment, and I felt like I understood him more than I ever had. Our relationship was no longer just friendship or training; it was something deeper. This was the thin thread that connected us, and I was at the heart of it.
*(Arnold's Narration)*
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I never expected to say those words. Even as I spoke to *my self*, I never thought I would admit this. But in that moment, when I saw Gloria's gaze, I knew she was the one.
"My second soul mate."
This was the truth I could no longer deny. It wasnât just words to soothe myself. It was the truth that both pained and comforted me at the same time. When I said it, our hearts had all opened.
I canât deny that I had always held that image in my mind â the image of the girl I had loved in the past. But Gloria... she was different. She wasnât just someone I needed in my life, she was someone I could see as the missing part of my soul.
But the question that haunted me was: Does she see in me what I see in her? And would she be able to accept it?
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*(Gloria's Narration)*
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That was the secret that had been hidden from me for so long. I couldnât believe he revealed that truth to me. I had always felt something strange between us, but I didnât know how to describe it. And with *Valen's* words, everything became clear, but there were still many questions I needed to answer.
Am I truly his second soul mate? Or was it just a moment of weakness? There were many fears surrounding how our relationship would develop, but now I know we all have to go through those moments that reveal what is truly in our hearts.
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