Finding Hope

"Why do you always protect me? Why am I so special to you?"

He leaned closer to me still, his lips just slightly brushing mine.

"Because you're my mate, Tori, and I will ALWAYS be there for you."

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I thought I was an average human. At least I did... until my mom and I were hit by a truck. I was nearly killed, she died on impact. All my doctors said it was a miracle I survived. But I knew better. It was no miracle, no man, but a wolf with piercing green eyes that saved me.

It's been almost a month since that incident, and in three more I'll begin to forget what the word normal means. In almost a year I'll become a monster. A thing of fairy tales. Of nightmares, especially those of little girls in red cloaks.

These events, my grief, my secret has cost me everyone and everything I ever loved. Except for one person. My father. But my last light is going out. I fear what will happen when all my lights extinguish. I fear the person I will become.

But my savior may yet exist. I felt broken for the longest time until one emerald-eyed man came into my life. I didn't know how far I'd fallen until I reached rock bottom and he pulled me back up. I didn't know how much I needed him until no one was there but him. He took me in his arms and held me as I cried, slowly brushing away the darkness and the tears, filling me once again with light and hope. This man made me whole again.

Yes, I still hurt, but with him by my side I could handle the pain and still come out a stronger version of myself. With him by my side, I am more than complete. With him, I may have a chance at finding hope.