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husband had

fully registered, like my heart already knew

of the doorframe. The hallway wasn't always quiet ..but was too quiet today. The ki

here is a hole just enough to see t

me the heaven and earth during our coll

loved for mo

back was to me, her long blonde hair spilling down her shoulders like silk. She wa

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had once

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many times before by some other pack members, by elders, even some humans . Since humans c

n't mean I f

stomach hurt until I can breathe again...It felt like my ins

e y

fell into pieces right

his eyes when he told me I was his wife , even though I was human. The nights I waited alone whi

t, I s

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eli

laughed bitterl

nd ignorant ca

hold onto a werewo

s my throat tightened painfully. I swallowed h

ed at least not here, not l

n shifted closer to him,

ly, dragging the word o

huck

t s

amilia

ied easily. "And even if there w

elt invisible, Little, disappointed, disrespected, disp

trembled, threatening to give out, but I forced myself to stand str

sting against his chest. "What about your

eemed

was

ain. Where he would defend m

for only

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liced clean

need

n inconvenience. A detail. A mis

ally spilling over despite my effort to sto

fall n

ill his bea

no longer

ed, satisfied.

. "I'll h

ost l

dle

e, loyalty, and sacrifice w

body trembling from head to toe. My chest hurt with every breath,

ted t

ed to

that room and demand

eet stay

idn't know which one h

mory rose

became N

ssions. Some curious. Some hostile. Some o

ly that day and whispered, "I

sed m

hurt deep and wors

again. The woman laughed softly,

't watch

eflection in the dark wall looked pale, hollow-eyed, but

uld quietly disapp

an eternity, I lift

overed inches

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n

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room, every

eps sh

r opene

tur

eyes

with his pure, unfiltered panic. His hand droppe

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ed strange on

behind him. She shocked , her expression unreadable, even

ted m

even though my heart was

I said quietly. "They'

ce between us before he finally

eak because I didn't trust mys

d and walked away. Every step i took was a calculated movement measured

d no

d no

t

the hallway, one truth e

rriage

d to find