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le scent of the infirmary. The scratchy feel

door of my room, I could see two figures locked

His wolf was so close to the surface that its shimmering, ghos

was a guttural roar. "You grew up with her! An

. "She attacked my future Luna. An Omega who dares to

dn't to

thetic behavior. Her constant whining, her endless

delier, harder than the icy water. All my years of devo

connecting with fles

ion of the Alpha Command and physically attacked him. The air crackled with tension as the sp

uldn't let my brother throw away

lungs, I threw back the blankets and stumbled o

between them, my small frame a fragile barrier between tw

her, my eyes pleadi

rough his rage. The tension left his shoulders. The ghostly wolf behind him faded. W

n helped me back into the room and closed the door, a final, vicious m

ic act. Stay away

gone. The cold composure I had built around myself had sh

his chest. "Don't fight with him anymore. Don't ruin ever

" he murmured, his voice thick with regret. "He's been tracking Seraphina for years. Asking other p

upport you. Whatever you decide. If you want to leave, I'll help you. If you want t

ve I had left. And I knew I had to leave to protect it. To pro

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