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Chapter 33

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Nikita's POV

I scrambled to my feet, my breath coming in frantic gasps. Every ounce of panic within me screamed to go to him, to make sure he was okay, but a deeper, darker part of me hesitated. I had touched him. I had just killed him, hadn't I? Every touch, every contact, ended in death. It always did and always will.

The thought of the consequences twisted in my gut. It wasn’t just about this moment—it wasn’t just about the war that would erupt between our packs if he were dead. No. This felt like something more. Something deeper. It wasn’t fear of war; war was something I could handle, something I was used to; it was something I couldn’t name. Why did I care so much? Why did it matter to me?

I stood over him, my legs trembling, the weight of the curse squeezing down on me with every passing second. His body lay still, too still. I didn't know why I was even thinking about checking for a pulse—there was no point. He was already gone, wasn’t he?

But then, he moved.

A low chuckle ech
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