Chapter 270: A Wolf’s Divide

**Thelma Zane’s POV** The truth had been staring me in the face, yet I hadn’t wanted to believe it. The bond between Maxine and me was severed, or at least severely weakened. No matter how hard I tried to reach her through the link that had always connected us, there was no response. My heart felt heavy, the silence between us an unfamiliar and unwelcome void. Wolves and werewolves were supposed to be inseparable. Our connection was meant to be stronger than any mind link, an eternal bond unbroken unless the wolf was lost forever. Yet, here we were—two distinct entities, no longer intertwined as we once were. If this was the doing of some independent consciousness buried within my soul, it seemed like she was a recluse, a being who not only refused to communicate but also drove her closest companion away. Maxine and I tried to reverse the situation, to reconnect. But the outcome was strange and unsettling. While I could shift back to my human form without issue, Maxine r