--Cassie--I had been sitting here for the past three hours, talking to Alessandro, but he hadn’t shifted back to his human form. His enormous wolf figure loomed beside me, calm yet alert. Every so often, he would glance toward the door, his ears twitching at the slightest sound.My stomach growled loudly, a painful reminder of how long it had been since I’d eaten. I placed a hand on my stomach, trying to soothe the ache. “I need to eat, Alessandro. I’m starving,” I said, my voice soft yet firm. “I’m sure you’re hungry too.”He didn’t respond, of course, but his eyes flickered briefly to my face, as if he understood.“Cassie!” Marco’s voice called from behind the study door. The moment Alessandro heard it, a low growl rumbled deep in his chest, vibrating through the floorboards.“Shh,” I whispered, brushing my fingers through his fur to calm him. “He’s not going to hurt us, Alessandro. He’s just checking on me, okay?”The growling subsided slightly, but his massive body remained tense
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