"I pick....I don't know. I need some time" I say. My heart is pounding. I'm going to lose the love of my life and I have to choose how. For her mother. For Mia.

"Do you need me to explain it all again?" Soronsbo asks gently. I nod.

"Okay. Like I said before, you have 3 options.

Option One: You let Julian "take care" of you... permanently. But I'm sure you don't want that.

Option Two: I wipe the memory of you and Mia's relationship. No one will remember it. The only person who will though, besides from me and Julian, will be Elizabeth. The pain she feels from having taken away true love from her daughter would be enough.

Option Three: You let Julian "take care" of Mia permanently. But I'm sure that's out of the question for both you and Elizabeth.

Those are your options. You can lose Mia forever, or you can lose her in memory. Either way, you must choose." Soronsbo finishes.

I stand there in silence. My mouth is dry. My palms are sweaty. Knees weak. Arms are heavy. There's vomit on my sweater already, mom's spaghetti.

"What if I don't choose?" I ask. Soronsbo looks at me with his eyebrow raised and Julian laughs.

"You know that's not an option young man. You must choose. Or we will. Trust me, you don't want us to choose" he answers darkly.

"If I choose to forget...will I ever be able to mate with Mia again? Would there ever be a chance for us?" I ask desperately.

I love her. I can't lose her forever by choice.

Soronsbo sighs. "Because you're a werewolf, it's possible if someone wasn't there to distract Mia and keep her away from you. If you remember, you and her went to school together all your life but, you only discovered that she was your mate when you physically bumped into each other. If that truly is the case, we'll have to keep you away from one another if Elizabeth wants to stay human. That's where Julian comes in." Soronsbo finishes.

Julian smirks. "Your girl is about to meet a real man, furry boy" he says before walking out of the tent. "I'm off to go and save her now. Or you know...the other option. Whatever you choose." he laughs as he walks out.

I want to lunge at him but I stop myself. I don't want to do anything that'll impact Mia.

"So, what? Julian is going to make Mia fall in love with him? It won't work. Mia and I will find each other again. We always will. She's MY nerd" I say protectively.

"That may be the case to you, but I doubt it" Soronsbo chuckles. "There's so much you don't know yet. So much. Anyway, we're running out of time. Make your choice now." he demands.

I put my hand into my pocket and pull out a crumpled photo of me and Mia. We took it at a photo booth when we went to the mall. She looks so beautiful in it. She took my vape pen and blew smoke in the middle of the photo so there's this huge cloud of strawberry scented smoke surrounding us. It was the best date of my life.

I don't know if I could ever meet a girl who vaped like she did.

"Please. Give me more time" I beg. Soronsbo sighs and nods.

"It'll be a while before that boy reaches your girlfriend anyway. You've got 20 minutes." he says mercifully. I nod as a thank you.

I look at the tent entrance and wonder if I can run out. But then I realise that both Julian and Elizabeth are out there. If I go missing, then something could happen to Mia before I reach her. I'm stuck. There's nothing I can do besides choose.

I'm in this position all because of the selfishness of my fath- of Jared.

As I sit on the floor, I stroke the picture strip I have of me and Mia. I look at the one underneath the vape one. I'm kissing her cheek and she's wearing my OBEY cap.

What would I do without her? She changed me. I became kinder. I felt warmer. Her love made me a better person. If I forget her, I'll become a shell of the guy I am now. I'll go back to arguing with teachers, skipping class and sleeping with girls just to feel something.

I think about Mia. I made her better too. She became more confident and braver. She stuck up for herself and got out of her shell. Before me, she was meeker. She let herself get pushed around. I protected her until she was able to protect herself. Who would do that for her once I was forgotten? Julian? He wouldn't look after her like me.

The other options are too painful for either of us. At least if we forget one another, we'd feel pain for a short while. Then it would disappear along with our memories.

I sigh and look up at Soronsbo. He looks at me.

As I walk towards him, I hold back tears. "I choose that we forget one another. But mark my words Soronsbo, we will be together again. We will remember what you and Elizabeth made us do. You wait." I say darkly.

Soronsbo nods. "I understand your anger. But that's all it is. Anger. There's no truth. I'm more powerful than you know; than you will ever be."

I look at him and don't answer. Then, I let out a howl.

"AWOOOOOOOOO" I howl

Mia will hear it. Mia will know.

*MIA'S P.O.V*

"That howl...it's Blake" I moan weakly as Julian holds me.

"Who's Blake, beautiful?" He asks huskily.

"My mate...you have to help me. Something's happened. I need to get to him..." My voice turns into a whisper.

"Ahh...you mean the furry? Sure. I know him. Come on babe." he says as he picks me up bridal style and holds me close.

I'm too weak to fight back as I realise what he's just said. He's trapped Blake. He's the one, or at least one of the people, who hurt him. Who hurt me. That must be why he's howling.

I lay weakly in his arms as he walks. It seems as if we've been walking for ages by the time we reach this big tent. I've never seen it before. I'm not sure who lives here and why I've been brought here.

Oh no...maybe it's a cult. Maybe I'll be on the news. Maybe this is why mom came back. Oh God. Blake. Noah. Dad. Paramore. I'll never see them ever again.

As Julian carries me inside, I see Blake sat in a chair tied up. His head is hung low. My baby, what have they done to him? Next to him, I see my mom. Did she do this? Is he still alive?

"Blake" I try to scream, but it comes out as a whisper.

My mom turns around and her face falls. "Mia, baby I'm so sorry but I have to do th-" she starts.

"Mia!" Blake yells as he turns around. He tries to get out of the chair, but the ropes hold him back. His eyes scan my body. I see the anger in his face as he watches me sitting weakly in Julian's strong arms. He smells like Axe body spray. I can't believe I found him hot.

He places me on a rug next to Blake and walks away to stand next to an older man. His kind face now looks cruel.

"Young lady" the old man begins. "My name is Soronsbo. Your mother came to request my services...I'm sure you've already been caught up" he says, looking at my mother. She refuses to give me eye contact and instead hangs her head low in shame.

"Your mate has made a choice it seems. I would explain it all to you, but I simply don't want to. What's the point of explaining something to someone if they'll forget it a few minutes later?" He says nonchalantly.

I start to panic. I try to get up, but I can't. "Blake... Mom..." I begin weakly. "What does he mean?" Tears start to run down my face as I struggle to move.

"Baby...I'm so sorry. I really am" my mom sobs.

I watch her run out of the tent as she cries. I try to follow her, but I can't.

"Why can't I move mommy?" I cry after her.

My tears and cries fill the air as I try to move. Julian ignores me and hums. I hear Blake grunting in frustration as he tries to get out of his bonds.

Soronsbo lifts up a big book and places it on the table in front of him. He clears his throat. "Let's begin, shall we?"

"Soronsbo, please STOP!" Blake yells.

"STOP!"