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Dear Diary,

I don’t know if this is some sick joke or if the world isn’t as gray as I thought it was. But something is off.

Yesterday, my parents dropped me off at the airport where I met the most handsome man the Goddess ever created. His skin was so smooth and unflawed. His eyes were soft and sincere. His voice was velvet. He was the perfect specimen. None could compare. Not even the a man I’ve harbored a secret crush on my whole life.

Speaking of, he gave me a letter for my birthday that I have yet to open. I’ll get around to it eventually.

Anyways, I was bold enough to give James (that’s his name) my number, and he texted me right away. I felt like a kid in a candy store. We texted all night and I learned a lot about him. I even told him I was a hybrid. That didn’t seem to bother him. To him, I was still his mate.

It was scary being happy. All my life the only happiness I felt was when I spent time with my parents. But now, so many things were starting to happen that I didn’t know as possible.

Today, I moved into my dorm. I called my parents to help me, and yesterday, I found my mate. That’s not even the best part.

Yesterday, mom mentioned that my eyes were green, normally they were dark brown. I told her it must have been from the potion, although I hadn’t taken it yet. But this morning, before moving into my dorm, I met my wolf! I have a wolf! And because of her, my body had some upgrades, including the change in my eye color.

Everyone told me that hybrids don’t get wolves, or mates. That they are a disgrace to the Moon Goddess. But I got both. I got a wolf and a mate. And I still have the abilities that come with being a vampire. I was getting the best of both worlds.

As much as I wanted to throw it in everyone’s face that they were wrong this whole time, the thought of going back home was repulsive. I got away, and I planned on staying away. The potion I took made me appear as a normal human to all others. It didn’t suppress my wolf or vampire abilities, just masked them. I was fine. I am going to have a normal life, not tied to any pack or clan.

Hopefully, my mate understands. And hopefully he is okay with it.

I don’t want to get my hopes up. But finally, the world is starting to look like a brighter place. And for the first time, I want to believe I can be happy.

Wish me luck

XOXO

~MJ. L <3