"Brother Ezra, please, say something." he added. It was at that moment my wolf just realized my stepbrother reeks in alcohol. "Just this once. Please? Can you break up with Felise?" The school's bell had long since tolled, reverberating off the lifeless, silent corridors, signaling the end to yet another day of academics. Children dispersed, leaving an eerily cold aura behind. As everyone left, two individuals remained, their figures outlined against the door; a tableau of uncertainty and apprehension. Razel, his face etched with pain, stood motionless, looking less like the jovial friend I knew, and more like a man burdened by an unspeakable grief. His eyes were tainted with unshed tears, hinting at the silent battle raging within him. Razel had always been an open book. That he tried to conceal his emotions this time was an unprecedented sign of his deep turmoil. "Please," to my surprise, he dropped his knees to the ground, his voice just above a whisper and heavy with emotio
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