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Chapter 26

Author: Mandy B
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-19 22:07:28

The room is still dark when I wake up again, silence filling the space.

My memory went back to the words Ashvin had spoken before I fell aslesp but I pushed it right back to where it came from. He can't mark me, not yet.

Even though I had a dreamless night, I knew it was because I was back in my pack, where my father wanted me to be.

Remembering why I came here, I sit up from the bed and check myself through the dim light. My clothes are still the ones I arrived in.

Carefully, I begin to tiptoe toward the door. My eyes scan the dark room for any sign of Ashvin in the lounge chair, but I see nothing.

Holding onto the wall for balance, I walk toward the chair, running my hand over the soft material. He’s not there.

My mind clicks into place as I remember there’s a switch nearby. I slide my hand over the wall, feeling for it despite the darkness until my fingers brush against the cold metal.

I flick it on, and a dim light floods the room. My eyes sweep over the space, searching for him,
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