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ve me. With the other hand, I kept my knife close. The dark person with the bow stood in the dark with their arrow aimed at us

but failed. That paper showed the council lied about me, which is wh

nife. Though I was not as strong as I used to be, I was not weak either. There was something hot

opped moving and their ears twitched for a second. Their face was hidden by the fog

n. He popped out of the woods with his axe raised and his eyes wide. He yelled,

down their weapon and disappeared like a ghost into the fog. With their eyes

tting them in my coat. Lucien put down his axe and tensed up his fac

... showing her the forest." She looked a

rs of the morning? When there are wolves around?" He took a s

could tell he cared by the way he worried. I did not trust it, though. No

village." You both. "This area is not safe." He turn

nd whispered, "Do not tell him yet." The

were heavy, like they held all of my anger and pain. I had to wait unt

it." "No more walks at midnight." He looked at me for a long time, like he sa

s clear that the words "curse" and "threat" were about me, Camilla, not Mira. They told me I was dangerous and that my blood would kill t

said. It did not change the fact that he believed them and let me burn, though. Th

t made my head spin as I went to breakfast. Elin was sitting at the table with her

going to Lucien. He sat at the head table and looked serious as he talked to Torren. Marta sat clo

ice to say, "Listen up!" "Today is the day to train the young wolves." T

ills while training, but I also had to get closer to the pack and

it older than Elin. They played with sticks made of wood like they were swords. He put us into groups,

ne here knew how strong I was, even though I did not look

went next, and her swings were quick and steady. The kids tried to keep up as they cheered. After that it was my turn. With my

ra!" One kid y

h, something hot and crazy happened inside me. Too fast and too strong was my swing. The stick hi

oked at Lucien. He looked at me with still eyes, like he had seen a ghost. He moved close

s I said, "I...practice

d, almost to himself. Even though he looked away and told the kids to keep practic

spark again. Finn and Lila did not say anything, but they looked at me with inte

e main building. Elin ran up with her toy in her hand. She told

ran off, and my mind was racing as I went to my room. It was too much-Lucien's look, the br

They had written pages of lies about me and a curse that never happened. As I read, my hands shook and I felt angry inside. Th

y knife and pushed the papers under the mattress.

eart stopped. I opened the door just a bit and saw hi

ched and looked at the floor. He spoke softly and said, "I

ery big and his head snapped up. He ran to the door and said, "Stay here." But as soon as he opened it, h