I return to the den quietly, the early hours of dawn barely lightening the sky. My head feels clearer now, the heavy feeling left behind on the mountain where I sat, looking out over the sleeping pack. Cade might be a stranger, but his words held deep meanings. The Lycan God's words, his warning, it all starts to seem like a fading nightmare. I take a deep breath, ready to slip back beside Nyx and Enzo, but when I walk into our den, I see her awake, sitting on the edge of the bed, her expression cold, dark.“Nyx?” I whisper, surprised.“Let’s not wake Enzo,” she says, her voice low but tight. “Come with me.”I follow her silently into the adjoining room, closing the door softly behind me. She turns to me, her arms folded, her eyes cold and unyielding.“Where were you? At this hour?” she asks, the question sounding sharper than a knife.“Outside,” I reply, keeping my tone calm. “I needed to clear my head.”“Outside?” She narrows her eyes at me. “For three hours? At two in the morning?”
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