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The pack doctor moved around her quietly, checking her temperature, her pulse, and muttering reassur
the way her lashes rested against her flushed cheeks-pulled at me in a way I didn't understand.
s voice resonated in my mind, a low rumble o
g, leaning closer to Jillian. I adju
me since Luna Bianca died that you've looked at an
ldn't hide my gaze from
eart. I remembered her laugh, soft and warm, the way her presence had anchored me, made me feel whole. And now... I couldn't shake the pull I felt
Could I open my heart again
ve never looked at another woman bef
peaceful, pale face. "She's still you
oesn't matter in the blood. And still... she's smart, clever, an
y thought beyond the kingdom, the pack, my grief. My Luna was gone, and with her, any
ing night is tomorrow. What if the Moon Godd
see." My voice was low, cautious, almost like I was testing myself. "But
interrupted sharply, your heart beat
ak and trembling, and the memory of her shivering against my chest made my
futile, sire. She's stirring something insid
ent. She's barely an adult. Larson-my
s tone was firm, insistent. Do not deny the t
not be thinking, not for a mere omega. But every fiber of my being rebelled. My wolf gr
again. My throat tightened at the sight. I wanted to reach out, to touch h
skull. Your instincts, your wolf, it knows what you
She is intelligent, resourceful, modest... even in her positi
make your pulse race
my chest whenever my gaze accidentally fell on her delicate hands, the faint trem
ee the truth. Mating night will show
ts unclenched, and I pressed a hand to my temple. I will not fright
nt lingered in the office, a mixture of wild pine, faint citrus, and something undefinably soft and th
d an orphan. That alone should make th
hint of growl. For wolves, for blood, for scen
int fever flush on her cheeks, her closed eyes... it pulled at me like no other wolf ever had. M
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