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you’re moving in with him. She can
visit anytime you like. Just give us notice so we don’t have any abnormally
large wolves running around.” Then he left.
    This is new to me too, he had said. I
took a deep breath and dialed my mother.
    "You what!" my mother
screamed for the second time.
    "I'm moving in with him."
    "How long have you known this
guy? Honey, this isn't like you. What about Safe Haven? Mount Hood is a long
commute.”
    "We met online three months ago,"
I lied. "I actually have more exciting news. I got a really big donation
to Safe Haven, too. I'm opening a second location in Gresham. I will have the
money to hire someone to run the Portland location."
    "Honey, that's great news about
Safe Haven. You’ve known him three months? How come you never told me?"
There was hurt in her voice. I hated this.
    "I wasn't sure it was serious
but it is. Say you’re happy for me? That you will visit?"
    “Of course I'll visit. You’re my
daughter. It's just... You know I didn't get to know your father very well and
I jumped in without thinking and look where that got us."
    "Mom, he is not like that. He
would never hurt me." Okay, the line between making up a story and the
truth was getting blurry. I wasn't really moving in with Kai, was I?
    "What does he do?"
    “He... He comes from a wealthy family
and he has a community up here. A… treatment center. For.... recovering
alcoholics." What the hell was I saying? I was always a horrible liar but
I had a wild imagination, quite the combo.
    "Oh, well he sounds a lot like
you. A do-gooder. Except for the wealthy family part,” she joked. I thought of
her in her bright teal trailer on Ash Lane near downtown Portland. I wish I
could give her more. She deserved the best.
    "Thanks for understanding. I'll
call you tomorrow, okay, mom?"
    "Okay, sweetie. The only thing I
have ever wanted was to see you happy. You sound happy," she admitted.
    Did I? Was I? God, if she only knew.
Mom, I got in a horrific accident. My back was broken, my head gushing blood
and this new boyfriend of mine. The one, who I said would never hurt me? He bit
me. ‘Cause he's a werewolf and now I am one, too. I wanted to tell her.
    “Thanks, mom. Love you.”
     “Love you too, Aurora.”
                    So that was it. I was a werewolf and I was
moving in with my Alpha that I had kissed twice, and I was lying to my mom. I
sighed. Life was officially complicated.

Run
     
                    After getting off of the phone with my mom, I
sat on the edge of the bed in silence for a moment until my pack sense began to
tingle. ‘ Alpha. Alpha. Alpha.’ I got up and made my way outside where I
could see the pack gathering around Kai.
    “Glad to see you fully healed,” Sadie
purred at Kai. He nodded and then turned as if sensing me. Again his eyes
trailed over my body and I felt exposed.
    “I think it’s time we go for a run!
To welcome Aurora properly; introduce all of us to her wolf. We leave in five
minutes.” He eyed me and beckoned me towards the house.
                    I followed him wordlessly, trying to contain
my fear. I was a werewolf and up until now it hadn’t been real. Shifting into a
wolf, that was real. Would it hurt? Would I hate it? What if I liked it? Once
inside, he turned to face me tucking a piece of hair behind my ear.
    “Wolves need to live in packs to be
fully healthy and feel whole, but as far as lovers go, most of us can only hope
to be lucky enough to find our mate; to be blessed with children and a life of
love. We prepare for a life of fleeting relationships. We have distractions but
the one thing we are really waiting for is our mate.”
    My heart was beating in my head. I
wasn’t expecting this. He continued. “As you can imagine, with a shortage of
female wolves, most males spend their life alone, romantically. Your arrival
has every unmated male in the pack in a frenzy. I feel it fair to warn you that
no matter what has