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stop just outside th
in my chest. It was strange how nothing looked different-the same cr
here, I was crawli
to bury the pa
driver asked, peering at me through the rearview
ight smile. "I
d turned back
ine and memory. Cold wind tangled in my hair. It was darker than I
've been
a luxury I'd
m the trees. Young. Probably a newly shifted w
him the
he read. "Pur
othly. "Got family in Eastwic
me for a be
n waved
he familiar tug in my blood, the pull of pack
Aria Ryve
who begged her mate to listen. Not the woman they le
ed that ver
d
ghost they nev
hadn't ch
re lined with shops that closed before sunset, the same loomi
sses, hood pulled over my hair. Every familiar face I passed t
nt at the shoulders. Not with the
scent suppressant
thought I
keep th
y to let the tru
y ID-Alina. Paid in cash. The girl behind
d it t
ked the door, then checked the window locks t
ilence settled,
e y
eye and said I wasn't his mate anym
him crown her Luna in fro
li
the sweet smile and
hose
ft me
ldn't afford to feel anything right now. Especiall
a se
ut my phone. There was only o
orr
. The one wolf who knew
had the power to help
't sle
ressed in black jeans and a fitted jacket. Pulled on c
't about l
s abo
unrise touched the sky. The forest was already alive-birds c
ift in
as c
of the trees li
n't ch
every step. Eyes dark like sto
ue once-hunted,
e pack that rival
was her
he said, eyeing
lik
r when you were bl
arm
ou sure you wa
n't a
d papers from my jacket
m slowly. A
documents
e whole pack to know
and tucked them into his ja
to see h
quiet for
You're playing
e," I sai
ugh. "That's the
girl an
u're a mo
. "Don't say
"You sure thi
"I'm not here to ask permission. I
t's get
spers had al
gue's scent and a familiar walk. A girl who moved
y nig
house wa
watching the guards shift nerv
l on
Eyes wide. Breath
na.
d was a
lowly. "No
hands. "Give this to your Alpha. T
he documents, and his
up. "Is th
er
speak again, I tur
hem r
choke on
ted Luna
hey thought had
as a
s the Alp