ceremony would become the

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magined h

rt pounding, trembling under the moon's light, th

Thorne did; he didn't dare to hesita

front of the whole acad

and loud enough for the entire cro

oating every syllable. "Y

ozen, trapped in the firestorm of the bond rushing through my veins

ve toward me; he di

epped

went still; even

ver eyes glinting like sharpen

enough for everyone to hear. "The Moon God

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and Dante didn't

mud, like I didn't belong in the same air

again his words

lack Fang Pack, reject yo

learing felt like a bomb detonati

ect

ed bond-

t of ev

didn't fall. I give him that. I

just hurt; she was gutted. I could feel her co

a charity case with no wolf, no status and no strength.

fist. They were designed to hu

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ed me t

tered, the night I'd been left with nothing but scars a

re

e, lifted my chin, and

ul," I said, voice low and shaking, "t

ething flashed in his eyes, something unr

said, turning away. "And pray the next

re for one

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just whispers that followed like ghosts, cur

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thought he'd

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t wal

d the treeline, until the acad

hen I

in the woods behind the ceremonial platform, fists clen

ing heartbeat. My soul felt like it had been ripped open, expos

was si

oken since he

uld disappear into the ear

s been nothing. And now

my knees, and let the tears fall - hot and

long I stayed the

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arou

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in my chest. At first, I

it w

was

. Hardened. Morphed into something

crying

s sh

m r

bet

ething powerful and anc

dare

was trash, like I wasn't ev

way without even looki

seen me. N

he w

all w

ntensifying into something electric. The wind shifted around me,

pered to the trees, to the stars, a

felt like

vo

cu

lood from my palms and

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himmered faintly

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ly... I wa

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