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Chapter 30
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Kira
Full of breakfast, I dash out to meet my mother. We’re on clean-up duty after the feast last night.
Sure, there are tons of pack members to help out, but I like cleaning. It’s… soothing. Sometimes doing good old domestic stuff just helps calm my mind.
And after last night, my mind is anything but calm. I take a turn into the great hall.
“Good morning sweetie.”
“Hey, mom.” I give her a quizzical look. Shehas bags under her eyes, but her voice is cheerful. She hasn’t slept much since Ethan’s… accident? I don’t even know what to call it. But she hasn’t so much as had a normal conversation with me since it happened. I carefully test the waters. “How are you feeling?&r
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