BEOF

I felt my chest tighten. Damn it, it hurt—the disappointment and the insecurities I had fought so hard to bury were rising to the surface again.

I hated not being a normal wolf. Why did the Goddess have to make me like this?

Soul fell silent, no longer urging me to take her. He could feel the turmoil in my soul.

"I won’t take her for the first time. This was a mistake," I said, closing my eyes in exhaustion and sighing.

"Wait, I didn’t tell you to discourage you. If she chose—"

"You did th