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36 Your protector

Author: Sia Sage
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Do you want to be the right person for me?” Cody asked, his voice hopeful yet uncertain.

“What do you mean?” Cody’s vulnerability tugged at my heartstrings. He was once my bully, but now he was opening up to me in a way I never expected. “I mean, do you want to be the one who sees me for who I truly am?” Cody clarified, his eyes searching mine for an answer. “I have been rejected, Henry; a rejected wolf is nothing more than a lost soul wandering in the darkness. And I don’t want to be lost anymore,” Cody confessed, his vulnerability breaking down the walls between us.

“Cody...” I whispered, not wanting to understand the meaning behind his words.

But I moved closer, walking towards him, as I tried to create some space between us, my heart racing with conflicting emotions. Cody’s honesty was both terrifying and liberating, his eyes holding a depth of pain and longing that I couldn’t ignore.

Cody grabbed my cheek gently, his touch sending shivers down my spine. “I need you to show me the
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