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concern. The warmth of his touch, which I had on

e me, his amber eyes filled with emotions I couldn't n

ed to be," he murmured, his brow furr

ttle more than a fraying thread. Every day he chose her, he was choosing to weaken me. A damaged Mate Bond w

y silence, broken only by the c

etter, he started talking about the war. It was the f

the border, the cunning of the rog

ed the ambush in detail, how Hector had thrown himself

I owe him my life. When I saw Julianne and Tuan

upting. I could hear the genuin

c his story sounded, the more I felt like an out

and fire. What did he and I have? Nothing

over me. For the first time, I felt that may

ng the pain that I knew

, for a softening. He tentatively reached out a

forgiveness, but out of sheer exhaustion.

e traced the edge of the gauze with his thumb, h

ing to mend the chasm I had created. My inner wolf year

r hours, just sitting

change my dressing, h

en skin and the dark bruises beneath, I saw his pupi

m wasn't for me. It was for

eft, he showed no

s tone leaving no room for argument. "I need

. I simply closed my eye

gaze on me, hot

p. He adjusted the blanket over me, his fingers accidentally br

, but it quickly t

, Jaxson. It'

g on the sofa, while I lay in bed, s

oom. Her face was pale with panic. "Luna, it's terrible! Julianne... she's made a com