Author's note: This is from Zoe's point of view
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I wanted to stay longer in that river with Luca, but Ash spoiled the mood, and part of me feared that Ash will return or maybe someone else would peep on us.
I would be devastated if roles are reversed and if Ash found his mate and left me without a word, but as werewolves, we are all aware that a mate might appear and change everything from the moment we become adults. That's why werewolves don't tie themselves to people who are not their mates and that's why I dreaded my eighteenth birthday even though I had no idea that it will end like this.
With every day closer to my birthday, fear in me swelled because I was confident that Ash will abandon me and I won't have a wolf, yet it ended up as the complete opposite.
I know that Ash was hurt, but it's not my fault that the Moon Goddess gave me Luca as my mate.
Ash's behavior was inexcusable.