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cy was burning through my mind every single second. I sat on the locker bench for an hour after everyone left, knowing that the secret cabin in the woods was the only place where we could meet without anyone from the pack seeing us, so I final
he trees toward our hidden spot outside the territory, but as soon as I st
took a step inside, the entire room was totally destroyed with ch
me, and my wolf started growling wildly in my chest as I noticed
examine the ground near the back door, and I followed faint traces of broken branches and blood through the muddy path toward the river, finding more evidence that someone had violently attacked her while she was alone in th
ute shock as my father stepped out from the trees with two of his main guards, be
ver the blood on the ground to cover it up, trying to act l
re?" I asked, trying to keep my voice completel
s face turned completely dark with rage as he looked a
s stayed by the trees. "You went behind my back and maintained a secret relationship with that wolf
tep while trying to keep my body blocking the blood on the
uel smile spread across his face as he loo
e suddenly changed from pure anger to total satisfaction. "It doesn't even matter that you
realization hit me that my father hadn't just wanted her forced out of the pack
ck toward the territory with his guard
eside the bloodstained floor, and my wolf suddenly started screaming in ag
sperately for some explanation that could prove my father was lying. Perhaps Raina had escaped. Perhaps the blood belonged to someone else. Perhaps sh
roken furniture. There was no sign of her. Her belongings were scattered across the floor, but she was nowhere to be found
I protect you
red with anoth
every trace. I called her name until my voice became hoarse, but only the sound of the st
ng half-buried beneath
down and pul
of Raina's
topping as I realized there was something st
me, doubt pierced
without any anger in my voice while I stared at the empty ro
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