Valeria had been right there, in my arms, looking up at me. Though I begged her to tell me the truth, she kept telling me I was mistaken, and that she wasn’t Valeria. And now she’s gone again. I fall to my knees as grief consumes me. I’ve waited all these years to have her, and I finally catch her, only for her to slip through my fingers. In all our lifetimes, this has never happened. I have always found her and made her mine, no matter the cost. How am I supposed to live without her? Howls fill the air, sounding eerie under the moonlight. It’s like everyone is finding their mate, while mine is walking away with another man. We have to do something. You can’t just let her slip through our fingers. A chuckle escapes my lips as I try to silence my wolf. “And what would you suggest I

