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I took mythology a lot more seriously since I'd become a vampire.
Often, when I looked back over my first three months as an immortal, I imagined how the thread of my life might look in the Fates' loom—who knew but that it actually existed? I was sure my thread must have changed color; I thought it had probably started out as a nice beige, something supportive and nonconfrontational, something that would look good in the background. Now it felt like it must be bright crimson, or maybe glistening gold.
The tapestry of family and friends that wove together around me was a beautiful, glowing thing, full of their bright, complementary colors. I was surprised by some of the threads I got to include in my life. The werewolves, with their deep, woodsy colors, were not something I'd expected; Minghyu, of course, and Yeonjun, too. But my old friends Soobin and Scoups became part of the fabric as they joined Minghyu's pack, and even Jackson and Yunjin were cordial.
The tensions between our families eased, mostly due to Eunjin. She was easy to love.
Sue and Danielle Clearwater were interlaced into our life, too—two more I had not anticipated. Sue seemed to have taken it on herself to smooth Jaewoo's transition into the world of make-believe. She came with him to the Cullens' most days, though she never seemed truly comfortable here the way her son and most of Minghyu's pack did. She did not speak often; she just hovered protectively near Jaewoo. She was always the first person he looked to when Eunjin did something disturbingly advanced—which was often. In answer, Sue would eye Yeonjun meaningfully as if to say, Yeah, tell me about it.
Danielle was even less comfortable than Sue and was the only part of our recently extended family who was openly hostile to the merger. However, she and Minghyu had a new camaraderie that kept her close to us all. I asked him about it once— hesitantly; I didn't want to pry, but the relationship was so different from the way it used to be that it made me curious. He shrugged and told me it was a pack thing. She was his second-in-command now, his "beta," as I'd called it once long ago.
"I figured as long as I was going to do this Alpha thing for real," Minghyu explained, "I'd better nail down the formalities."
The new responsibility made Danielle feel the need to check in with him often, and since he was always with Eunjin...
Danielle was not happy to be near us, but she was the exception. Happiness was the main component in my life now, the dominant pattern in the tapestry. So much so that my relationship with Suga was now much closer than I'd ever dreamed it would be.
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