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Chapter 65

Author: Iamfide
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-27 00:48:37

Andrew's POV

It was a chillier night than I had anticipated as I walked back towards the central building, the cold wind cutting into me. The far-off howl of a wolf echoed through the trees, clearly a rogue but it was a reminder of what terrors lay beyond our borders.

But tonight, the threats weren't out there alone, they were in here as well, within the pack mixed with the very life I was attempting to create with Elara.

I shoved my hands into my pockets, my jaw clenched as my mind returned to her. Her kiss still lingered on my lips, a mix of many things but frustration among them.

She didn't understand, not at all. How could she?

How can I possibly say this to her?

The truth now felt like a burden, a heavier one than any that I'd ever carried. Elara wasn't safe. Not just because there were already individuals who wished to harm her, but because of what she was—my mate.

To make our union known to the pack would be to put a bull's-eye on her back. My enemies would recognize her as a w
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