I stay in the clearing for a few minutes, breathing in the clean air and grounding myself in the present.
No matter what happens… no matter how heavy this burden gets… I can’t let it consume me. I can’t lose myself in the process.
Since we transitioned, I’ve felt so overwhelmed. I’ll admit, there were moments I felt completely lost. Nights I silently begged the goddess to take this all away. Moments before sleep, when I questioned everything and wondered, why me? I never asked for any of this.
I used to dream of a simple life with my mate. Just peace and love and quiet. But this? This is far more than I ever bargained for. I bet the fates laughed themselves sick every time I dared to hope for something so simple.
Who would have thought this was what lay ahead? A mate who inherited a cu
