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edge of my bed. Lucy scurried in behind us, her a

the door clicked shut, his concerned expre

the world was

be, keeping my eyes on the f

hrew his jacket on the ground. He saved your life,

r. "I didn't need him to save me. And I don't like

talking about the same Jalon Wells? The one you spent three hours waiting f

olish, naive girl was dead. "People change," I

He's the most gifted warrior our generation has seen. He's goin

ce turning cold and formal. "I'm going to suggest to the Matriarch tha

"Have you lost your mind? He's our future Gamma! You don't get to ruin

My past self had built this cage of perception around me, and now I was trapped in it

ning out of me. "I'm tired, Aidan. Jus

er softening into brotherly concern. "Get some rest, Be

g the door soft

ian

, I nearly coll

et of dry clothes. "For Jal

his shoulders slumping

ch as a thank you from our dear cousin?"

rumbled, rubbing his temples. "

lt it-but I masked it with mild concern just a

ast long, distorted shadows. His wolf would be snarling inside him, pacing at the insult, at the rejection from its other half. This was more than confusion-I could all but taste the possessive cur

m on the path and holding out the cl

er me and the offering. He made no

nds," I insisted, stepping clos

ow, cold smile spread across his lips. It d

straight into my soul. "Whatever game it is," he said, h