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scles, washing away the filth of what felt like months of suffering. My bruise mark stung

elf and walked back into the bedroom. A fr

left on the small wooden table. I hadn't realized how starving I was until I took the first bite. T

w when the next meal will come.

bones. I hesitated before moving toward the bed. It was soft, too foreign. I had never laid in one

swallowing me whole. I tried to breathe, but my lungs burned, my

it, I felt something wet and warm. My blood. I

yra's voice cooed

er pulled me under again, sile

egretful. "I'm

the river, his golden eyes shad

My voic

e-and drove it str

and uneven. My chest aches like something had been ripped away,

The scent of cedarwood and something darkly masculine filled the air. Th

eep and comfort

ou're safe. I

ll trapped in panic. I couldn't breathe. My fingers trem

the bed, his broad frame casting a shadow over me. His dark hair was slightly disheveled, like he'd been here for

but the room tilted violently. My stomach

ld collapse, gripping my shoulders firmly

ouched. Couldn't stand being touched. I swallowed hard,

He let go immediately, but h

oice was sharp,

near the far wall. Two warriors, stiff and expressionless. A woman in h

lancing at Alpha

er," he

t my wrist, my temple. She checked my pulse, the healing wounds on my skin, the bruises that

process how I was feeling. The doctor fini

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ave a sharp n

hesitated

ow

vy thud, and suddenly, it was just me and him. Heavy silence followed. I shifted under th

e asked, his tone

absentm

s your

ne wasn't demanding. It was gent

voice cracked

aned back slightly in his chair, but he didn't

xt? Thro

, my body coiled on instinct, like a wounded animal backed into a corner. His hand moved toward my forehe

t need to che

How c

pressing two fingers against my pulse. A shiver ra

in touched mine,

silver thread curled benea

ond before he let go, drawing back like he'd touched fire. His fac

?" My voice came out

aze lingered on my wrist, then on me. I tri

d nothing. Then, his voic

creaming in

roat still raw. "I

. His silver eyes blinked in the

dmoon." He said,

n. Every muscle in

loudly I thought he might hear.

d this

ting. It was...dangerous. Like he wasn't asking out of curiosity, but to confirm a suspicion. My heartbeat thundered in my ear

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