JOANNA
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I was wrong.
So wrong to think this book would calm my nerves and mind. I had believed that if I were able to read, I would finally gain some confidence.
Instead, after reading just two chapters, I felt like I was free-falling.
The book lay open on the floor beside me, but my eyes weren’t on its pages anymore. I had been staring at the same spot on the wall for hours, my heart racing with a fear I didn't know how to handle.
I knew I should keep reading, but the will to do it had evaporated, replaced by a suffocating uncertainty.
“I know this is scary, Anna.” Aura’s voice was uncharacteristically gentle. “But exhaustion is a part of any great power. You just have to understand how to manage and control your unique abilities.”
“Aura—”
“No, Anna,” My wolf cut me off, he
