Chapter 169

That appreciation made my mouth twist, to the point that the scar on my cheek gave me a tug that really hurt for the first time in years. I hate that Johanna feels “less than” for not understanding the way my people think, or the way I think sometimes.

Still, I don’t like that she keeps her thoughts to herself. I love her for that too.

“Do you know why I decided to tell you all this?” I asked her, cautiously.

“Because I made you feel guilty when I gave you the manuscript. That’s very ‘you.’”

I shook my head and leaned over the cot to kiss her fingers, one by one.

“Because after reading the manuscript, I realized that you are wrong about me. You idealize me in a way that terrifies me. I don’t know if it was just my idea, but it seems that you see in me a kind of unbreakable superman capable of doing anything, and the reality, sadly, is not like that. I am what I am, I am a werewolf, but I am more afraid than you think. I would give my life for our childr