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my breath and leaned against the wall, ready for the wolf to come through. The wood made a noise and then stopped. Keep

ll beating like a drum, I forced myself to calm down. I was not going to let fear stop me. Shadows are not where I came to hide. I came

od floor hard. There were no scratches on the door, and there was no sign of a wolf. Maybe I

were already up. In the still morning, kids ran around and chased each other, making a lot of noise. I kept my head down t

und out that his name was Torren. With his spear against the wall, he looked very serious. His face was tight, and he had his hands in his pockets. Not the Alpha I

e. I sat on a bench and listened while pretending to tie my shoes. When Torren talked about patrols, he brou

" Torren gave a nod and then walked away, his spear clanking. Lucien stayed where he was and stared at the tabl

and walked over to him. My heart was beating fast and telling me to stop and follow my plan.

s as he looked up at me. I forgot how to breathe for a second. Those were

as he said, "Mira."

gged. "Thanks for everything.

There are times when we take in travellers. But it seemed lik

he table. "Are you okay?" I asked, even t

much, so I stopped. His face then turned soft, and he let out a sigh.

e women talked about, and myself. But I kept quiet and b

blue, "Want to walk?"

next to each other, the cold air bit my cheeks. People were now cutting down trees and carrying water a

d by. They spoke quietly as they looked at us. I heard "her grave" and "poor L

side, and the trees were tall. I stayed alert and ran my hand over the kn

ore?" Clare asked in a low voice. He was not

slowly said, "Sometimes."

feels." It is like holding on to someone I lost. His v

elieved the lies. As I stood there, my hands clenched as I fought

nful that I almost took a step back. He sa

died, but still loved him. I tried but failed. Not yet. To act like I was stu

go." "I can not change it." He did not believe that, though,

tials carved into its trunk. AKA my initials. His initials. C and L joined together. I stopped and stared

barely hear him say, "She loved this place." "This is where we used to sit

l at him that I was here and that I was not sure I could forgive

go back." I was tired of looking

nket. Elin ran up to us when we got to the village. Her braid was frizzing. S

d at us with a soft face, like he was seeing something he had not seen before. I forgot I was Mira

st hurt as I watched him leave. It hurt so much that I wanted to follow him,

s. Again, Lucien was at the head. He was quiet and his eyes were far away. I found out that the woman with grey hair's na

and the lies they told Lucien? I had to see proof. As I lay on the bed and looked up at the ceiling, I hea

w growl from last night, and it made my blood run cold. I saw something worse as the wolf got closer, its