ers came towards their leader's camp, heads lower

failed.

gure in thick furs. His fingers tightened around his blade as he held

ght do to them. The tension in the air thick, heavy silence hung between

and lead hunter among them,

choking with shame. "The

e fire crackled. The wind w

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wooden table beside him,

rs flinched in fear because they knew what he was capable

scaped?" His voice

ed to move

Arrows should have pierced his flesh, but he moved-like a shadow, l

, the shadows of the fire casting a dark mark

uld give

replied, The was the curse, my lord," he whispered. "

tatement. A fist struck his gut, ripping ou

the sight of the boys body and

mnation. He was blessed with the hunt, with the bond of the pack, and still, he be

KEAL. The wolf who was cursed

he spends breathing on the surface of the earth, we draw closer to ou

ed around the hi

spoke out. "He was w

and shock moved past him but he c

, he was with a g

"a healer". D

manifesting. Kael shouldn't meet the healer as thei

strength moving further away from us". Driven declared. And we must capture t

ed. "My lord,

hotter. "Then let the

de into the night, vanishing

ary and shaken, had no

hile

le he carefully tried to tend to the

ining the snow beneath them. His breath came

ve. She is a healer and can definitely handle h

covered with both pain and fury. " I will only cause

and get away from her. His body and heart protested, he knew he wanted her by his side b

linched back as though her presence it

though his voice w

becomes t

but she wasn't about to

again her skin. For a long moment, Lila said nothing, her gaze locked onto his as if searching for t

ery determined, sh

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carrying more weight than any

l his heart pounding hard against hi

d. "I promised you that I would stand by you and I intend to keep my p

ardened. "You do

what you are trying to do. You want to protect me from any harm, you want to keep me away from the dangers that lure arou

all his life he had been chased, haunted and always looking over his shoulders but he c

e saying," he hesitated, voice

heek and pressed a finger on his lip. He stiffened b

ve man. One who puts his pain away to fight for others, one who is determined

ounded with

be by his side. She should be afraid. She should turn and run while she st

ettled him more th