Chapter 41

Hunter’s POV

Her presence like a shockwave that caused an overexcitement through me.

My wolf groaned, its frustration and longing echoing in my mind as I watched Akira walk into my study. I wasn’t sure what surprised me more—seeing her here or the fact that Seth, who had trained himself to be stoic and rarely showed any emotion, shot up from his seat the instant she entered.

This was the same Akira we were planning to reclaim, the one I had just been discussing with Seth, yet here she was, standing before us like some ghost returned from the grave.

I scanned her from head to toe. She looked different somehow—more vibrant, more alive unlike how tiring she had always looked when she was here.

Does been with him really weigh her down that much? Probably it was because of all the hate she had for him that she had concealed.

Her blonde hair was tied in a high bun with a little extra hair laid out by the sides of her ears. Her lips were covered in a more vibrant red lipstick; I have never