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lass windows of the café. Aurora sat in a corner booth with her knees tucked beneath her,

at only she could pull off - leather boots wet to the ankles, her oversized

eat opposite Aurora wi

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irring her coffee

s sp

side seemed to melt into the scent of roasted beans, vanilla

ed forward, voi

t class yesterday? You looked lik

s heart

r fingers tighten

. "No. Don't tell me it's

ushed instantly. "

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ds. "It's stupid. I barely know him. He jus

damn class and looked like he walked

hel

"That man does not belong in a university. He belongs in someone's drea

up. "It's more than just how he looks. When he spoke... it was li

softened into something m

ded slowly

followed felt w

city is full of old blood. Witches, wolves, shadows. Most people say it's all legend, but..."

aused. "

't blame you for feeling drawn to someone like him. There's somethin

t out loud, but she

ng her clothes or posture or face - they were peeling back som

Aurora kept replaying that brief glan

was

action? Was it s

thing older, darker, and more p

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't the last time Lucien Dusk wou

nervously in her chest, a danger