Lost in the Broken Woods (Claimed by the Wolf) by Lola Glass

Author:Lola Glass [Glass, Lola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

twelve

EZRA

Our journey to the cave didn’t settle my itch very much. I wasn’t ready to think of it as my fur itching, but I couldn’t come up with a more perfect way to label it than an itch.

My mind wandered back to my grandparents as we ran, the way it often seemed to.

I still loved them so much it hurt. I couldn’t help but consider what they would say if I could sit down and tell them about everything that had happened over the past few weeks.

They would be stunned, of course. Anyone would be.

But… I had the feeling they would also be intrigued.

My grandma would find it exciting, and my grandpa would be fascinated by my descriptions of Evare. The three suns and two moons would blow their minds—and the wolves’ story would have them on the edge of their seat.

Grandpa would’ve warned me to take it slow with Ivaylo and make sure I could handle the cultural differences.

Grandma would claim she had something in her eye when she teared up at hearing how much he had ached for a mate. She would tell me to be just as careful with his heart as I was with my own, too.

We would talk and laugh for hours. By the time I walked away, I would feel better about everything, including my bond with Ivaylo.

I would’ve given anything to have that conversation, but some things were impossible, even for magical beings.

My mind continued to linger on them as I watched the Woods transform around us. The colorful flowers and green leaves vanished, replaced by the black trees and red leaves that were natural to the land. They had been slightly terrifying the last time I saw them, but I was starting to see the beauty in their stark simplicity.

I wiped tears off my cheeks as I remembered the letter my grandma had written to me before she passed. The envelope had been a part of her will, and I’d memorized every damn word in the days after I lost her. She was the whole reason I’d moved to Georgia.

Dearest Ezra,

There are so many things I want to say, but having watched you grow, I simply have no need to write most of them down.

You are strong.

You are independent.

You are fearless.

I have loved you more than life itself, and will continue to do so long after I am gone.

Please don’t shut your heart to new experiences. See the world. Move to a new country. Forget being responsible for a while, and just live.

Breathe fresh air every chance you get.

Feel sand beneath your toes, often.

Visit places with names I can’t pronounce, and smile at sunrises more beautiful than I can ever imagine.

Even more than all of those things, love yourself, and leave yourself open to love however and whenever it finds you.

Love,

Grandma

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