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Claudia

Author: Lexi
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-24 22:09:06
I drag my body back to my room, making sure to avoid Asher. It shouldn't bother me, but it does. A tray of food waits outside my door, left by him. I hover for a moment, ear pressed to the wood, listening for his footsteps. Only when the hallway falls silent do I snatch the tray and retreat inside.

The bath I sink into melts the cold from my bones, the heat unraveling knots in my muscles, bruised and aching from training. The steam curls around me, softening the edges of my exhaustion. By the time I slip into clean clothes and stretch across the bed, I feel almost human again.

Laying on my bed I twirl my ring absently, the metal warm from my touch. Braden’s face flickers in my mind, uninvited. I wonder what he would do if he knew—if he knew I was learning to fight, if he knew I shifted. A wry smile tugs at my lips, sharp with satisfaction. I imagine his fury, his disbelief.

But the longer I let my thoughts linger on him, the harder it becomes to ignore the ache buried beneath the resen
Lexi

Happy Christmas Eve xxx

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