I could still feel her teeth buried in my shaft. It wasn't a feeling that was going to go away for quite some time. There was also something different. It was this strange and enticing power radiating through my body.
"It's good to see you. I didn't want to interrupt." Lincoln stood at the railing looking out at the lights of the city.
"Where have you been? Everybody has been worried about you and Jasper."
"I can't even begin to tell you what your concern means to me. It's not me you have to worry about. He didn't want anybody to know, and it wasn't my place to say anything. The one person I trust in this world is dying. It's a rare disease hereditary in our family. I was the lucky one, but I couldn't let my brother suffer the indignity of having his mind stripped away. We searched high and low for an answer." Lincoln sighed with his left leg twitching every few seconds.
"What did you do?" I asked in an accusing way.
"We broke into the archives and found a potion. It was said to have side effects but would cure most diseases. You have to understand we didn't have a choice. I wouldn't have been able to survive without him. He completes me in a way that you couldn't possibly imagine. I think it might be a twin thing." Lincoln pulled out a green bottle with just a droplet of liquid at the bottom.
"You joined with each other in a damnable ceremony. That is strictly forbidden, and you could be excommunicated from the pack. That is if I tell anybody. A few days ago, I would've been a stickler for the rules set forth by our elders. That was then. I've learned the hard way that we have to compromise from time to time. Where's Jasper right now?"
"This is one of those times the cure is worse than the illness. I have no earthly idea where he is. He pushed me out a few hours ago. He's out there alone without me. I can only hope he will come home when it's safe for him to do so. I can only sense he doesn't want to be found. That he is embarrassed and ashamed. I hate to say this, but we have to let him go." Lincoln placed his hand on my shoulder and then walked out of the room with his head down.
My place was by Jasmine. I had finally found my happily ever after.
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