r, we bear a responsibility to the pack, to safeguard and provide for them. We

sappointment. Though cognizant of the validity

heless, that does not preclude us from cherishing these fleeting moments, lik

de swelling at his capacity to

ending further and further into the depths of my love for him

d detachment toward me. Initially, I endeavoured to dismiss it, attributing his behaviour to

front him. "Gabriel, what plagues you? O

his visage. "There is something I must disclose, Cas

n the pit of my stomach. What re

menced his voice a sombre undertone. "Together, we have been dismantl

me. This was not the Gabriel I had come to know. This was no

y voice quivering with a cocktail of emotions. "How could you p

nflicting harm, Cassandra. It is about survival. Should we fail to establis

ed him. How could he be so oblivious

And if our pack were to uncover your sec

"I would protect you, Cassandra. I would

ude settle

ceaseless efforts, I continued to feel like an outsider. I watched in awe as my fellow wolves underwent effortless transform

authority and potency, his very presence imbuing the clearing with electric fervour. The moment my gaze settled upon him

ur training sessions. The attention he bestowed upon me thrilled me to no en

empathy, perpetually checking on my well-being and ensuring my emotional equilibrium. My feelings for him

me feel witnessed and esteemed in a manner I had never before encountered. His touch elicited a sy

d together beneath the starlit expanse, he unburdened himself of the truth regarding his involvement with a

ection for an individual willing to resort to such extreme measures. It pained me t

n the best interest of our pack. Nevertheless, an indelible sense persisted within me that his course

was invariably present, providing a listening ear and a consoling embrace. Slowly, my perception of

aniel as a threat to our bond and admonished me to maintain my distance. I stood at a crossroads, torn betwee

and reconcile my love for him with my own moral compass. The decision ahead loomed arduo

el's actions and chart a course toward reco

and emotions, I contemplated the future that lay before me, entwined with

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