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2024-10-14 06:00:00Zarek POV
I slammed the book shut, my fingers trembling slightly as I set it down on the side table. The familiar weight of the worn leather cover should’ve brought me comfort, but today it did nothing. I couldn’t focus. I couldn’t breathe.
Lunette’s scent was everywhere.
It clung to the walls of the house, to the furniture, to the air I breathed. Sweet, like wildflowers blooming after a rainstorm, but laced with something more dangerous—something that made my wolf stir restlessly beneath my skin.
The pull was inescapable, and no matter how hard I tried to shut it out, it was there, tugging at the edges of my self-control.
I ran a hand through my hair, the strands damp with sweat. The library, which had once been my sanctuary, now felt suffocating.
Even here, her scent had managed to seep in, like a taunt, reminding me of her presence in the house.
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