Love Within

My breathe was laboured as I got onto my knees, trying to regain my strength. Just defeating some wild wolves, I gritted my teeth in pain at the deep cuts I got.

Placing my hand over the slash marks, I tried to stop the blood.

"Rayna. Rayna, are you there?"

I heard a faint voice, calling me out. Looking up ahead of me, I saw a silhouette standing in front of a ring of shining light, almost as if an angel had landed down on earth.

Squinting my eyes, I cautiously replied back, "Hello? Who's there?"

The voice was so quiet that I had a hard time hearing. All I knew was that they were my mate. I could feel it, sense something there.

"I've been looking for you." Hearing those words come out of their mouths, my heart soar.

Finally someone cared enough about me to be searching for me all this time. Not hesitating any longer, I limped towards the silhouette.

Maybe if I wasn't so blinded by hope, I would've noticed the fuzziness of the surroundings, how something seemed off.

But it wasn't until I reached the figure that I realized they weren't really there. In fact, they blew away with the subtle wind, as if they were leaves getting carried away with the breeze.

My smile slowly faded as I tried to reach out, not wanting to give up yet. But I knew it was a lost cause because not even a second later, I woke up on the damp ground, breathing heavily.

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Mates are said to be perfect for each other.
They were meant to be.
They were soulmates.
They have an inseparable bond.

But what if that bond wasn't there?
What if they couldn't easily sniff out their mate,
Or feel sparks at their mere touch?
Would they still fall in love?
Or would they never know that they were meant to be?

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